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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
... cost of batteries and their tollerance to temperature oscillation might lead an EV unsuitable to some perspective users.
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Exactly. And this is why I say there should be interest of developing other battery technologies. Right now the focus is on making EV's as much like ICEV's as much as possible. And lithium ion seems to be the best for fulfilling that ideology. But lithium ion might not work for everyone in every part of the world. And other types of batteries might be better than lithium in certain applications or for certain reasons. And focusing on just one battery limits what might be possible.
Right now I can get a Chevy Bolt, Nissan Leaf Plus or Tesla 3 all for around $35,000/$40,000, all with about 225 mile range (unless I pay extra or less, depending on the car) and all with similar problems of not having a great battery life in hot places and not having great performance and range in cold places. If something in those figures don't work for me, no EV will work. I really don't have any other options. So what's the alternative? The only alternative is not to buy an EV!