The video is demonstrably wrong if CATL is releasing what I just outlined in 2 months as they announced. You shouldn't believe anything you see on Youtube. There's a lot of anti EV nonsense floating around.
> $10 figure is completely made up and hyped up by hype influencers
I'm pretty sure there's more to that and do note the caveats I added. CATL is one of the largest battery producers in the world and they are basically calling BS on this in a big way that's hard to argue with (i.e. planning to ship product at scale in 2 months).
Also, second generation product. They already have sodium ion based battery powered EVs in the market with their first generation. Apparently quite cheap and competitive with LFP. This is their v2.
I looked up the source of $10 and as far as I can tell CATL said the raw material costs were $10 and then 'influencers' who were basically Matt Ferrell got it mixed up and said that was the price.
I presume the actual price will be set by what the market will pay, probably starting more like $50 and falling over time.
Firstly you probs need to compare averages, not the lowest, shittiest quality E-rated cells.
Then - why would they sell them at discount? They offer superior charge performance (dramatically higher rates and cold weather performance) when compared to LFP. LFP is a PITA in cold climate. I never get negative temperatures yet still get cold gated even in shoulder seasons!
> $10 figure is completely made up and hyped up by hype influencers
I'm pretty sure there's more to that and do note the caveats I added. CATL is one of the largest battery producers in the world and they are basically calling BS on this in a big way that's hard to argue with (i.e. planning to ship product at scale in 2 months).
Also, second generation product. They already have sodium ion based battery powered EVs in the market with their first generation. Apparently quite cheap and competitive with LFP. This is their v2.
You shouldn't believe everything on Youtube.