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I don't know if it's a conspiracy or not but Ford on the new Focus EV says it's a 23kWh battery. On any Ford parts site I look that up, they want Just under $20,000 for just the battery. Not the cooler, not the charger, just the battery. $869 per kWh. So Yes it is the battery cost, but is $869 per kWh a fair price in the modern battery market or a gouge on Ford's part knowing the customer gets a $7500 or more tax credit? Supposedly Tesla will be selling those 7 kWh packs for $3000, but maybe that's based on government money going directly to them.
Sorry, It is not really on topic of range anxiety, but range anxiety is related to how much battery they put in an EV although until they get to about a 600 mile range people will have some issue with it. After driving 600 miles anybody in their right mind wants to stop for at least 4 hours.
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