Next-gen battery tech for 2017-2018

[lukewarm]

GM is another company now that seems to think next generation battery tech will be available for this range/price-point around 2017 or 2018.

I wonder if it will be lithium-sulfur battery, or Tesla's economies of scale that will get us there?

Or I guess improved electroc/nano-tech properties that help them get more energy density and lighter...

 

[idknow]

GM is definitely planning or hoping, or already has developed, something. There's no way you can fit that much battery in the floor of the concept Bolt even with 30% less volume than today...

If a 50kWh battery pack costs $10,000 in 2017, then add that to the cost of a gas subcompact at $16K, and the total cost could be $26K.

 

[user 68]

GM is definitely planning or hoping, or already has developed, something. There's no way you can fit that much battery in the floor of the concept Bolt even with 30% less volume than today...

If a 50kWh battery pack costs $10,000 in 2017, then add that to the cost of a gas subcompact at $16K, and the total cost could be $26K.

Subtract the cost of the gas engine, fuel lines, gas tank, antifreeze, radiator, arc. Then add the electric motor, batteries, charger, software for the system, and all the engineering time out into developing the bolt... It might be a bit different than $26K