Daniel Payne
Moderator
I am simply fascinated with EV, and way back in 1976 I ordered plans from a company in Popular Mechanics for converting a Honda Civic into an EV. When I showed the plans to my dad's buddy who owned a machine shop, he said, "This custom car will take thousands of hours to convert, and over $20,000 in labor." My plans to convert a Honda into an EV were squashed, yet my interest is undiminished.
Today when we think EV the most successful EV company probably comes to mind, Tesla. The Tesla approach uses thousands of re-chargeable Lithium Ion batteries along with safety features to keep thermal run-away under control, and protect against short circuits and failed cells.
There are a couple of other EV startups that you may not have heard about yet, Lucid Motors and Faraday Future. Each of these new companies is following a similar approach to Tesla for batteries, although it's too early to really compare their batteries side by side, until they publish something more detailed.
Here's an interesting article on the topic of EV cars and their batteries:
Tesla’s battery strategy is inspiring new electric vehicle startups, but not legacy automakers | Electrek
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Tesla batteries, Source: Electrek.co
Today when we think EV the most successful EV company probably comes to mind, Tesla. The Tesla approach uses thousands of re-chargeable Lithium Ion batteries along with safety features to keep thermal run-away under control, and protect against short circuits and failed cells.
There are a couple of other EV startups that you may not have heard about yet, Lucid Motors and Faraday Future. Each of these new companies is following a similar approach to Tesla for batteries, although it's too early to really compare their batteries side by side, until they publish something more detailed.
Here's an interesting article on the topic of EV cars and their batteries:
Tesla’s battery strategy is inspiring new electric vehicle startups, but not legacy automakers | Electrek
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Tesla batteries, Source: Electrek.co