LG and GM are building a battery plant in Ohio
GM & LG Chem to create $2.3 billion battery cell venture for electric vehicles, to create 1,100 jobs in Ohio
"Construction of the plant is expected to begin in mid-2020." It will be near the plant that GM recently sold to an unspecified EV startup (Lordstown Motors). It is supposed to be among the largest in the world, yet they plan on producing 50% more battery capacity than Tesla and Panasonic's plant in Nevada, the current world leader. Quote:
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The guys who killed their own EV child back in the day? Really? Dumbasses.
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LG is a good company. Why did they pick losers for partners? I guess this was somehow a better opportunity than other automakers.
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How do you know they picked losers, especially if they didn't specify who the partner might be?
I like seeing manufacturing in the US. GM's first EV never stood a chance from day 1. The problem wasn't that people didn't want to keep their leases, it was that the car was phenomenally unprofitable. You have 2 options when something is unprofitable: 1. Kill the unprofitable thing so you don't die 2. Die |
LG picked GM.
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Ohhhhhh, you were talking about the EV1 . . . . they're just straight up EV killers over at GM! |
In no particular order, GM has bought and killed: Oldsmobile, Cartercar, Elmore, Ewing, Pontiac, Geo, Saab, and what else?
GM tried to buy Ford in 1910, the CEO was forced out, and he co-founded Chevrolet. |
GM has introduced 2 generations of Volt, a Spark EV, and currently offers the most excellent Bolt EV.
You can only kill what you have; which GM has a lot more than other manufacturers. Can't ever blame someone for trying. |
And with the EV1 killed that stupid paddle charger.
J1772 is so much better. Just think we could have been stuck with something as complicated and expensive as a chademo that only puts out 6.6kw, with 10% more losses. |
I mean they used lead acid batteries with Low cycle lives and terrible range. It was meant to be killed. Did y'all not see how bad the Ford Ranger electric sucked? lol
This is a HUGEly good thing. The reason why Hyundai is so competitive with the ecar market is because of their proximity to the battery manufacturers in their home company. Should be good to see the improvements of this. I'm assuming the EV1 would've been similar to the Gen 1 Leaf with much worse results. |
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The latest explanation that I have read for cheap and low-mileage Japanese engines is they only drive 5,000 - 8,000 miles annually and there are heavy societal pressures to have new cars in perfect shape.
The Leaf sounds perfect for that situation. |
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Everybody knows lithium ion batteries need environmental conditioning for longevity, including Nissan. It seems Nissan counted on battery prices or technology improving so quickly that protecting the investment was not necessary. You've got cars needing new batteries after only 7 years even in temperate climates.
I might take the Leaf off of my list to consider after my experience checking out battery health on 2 of the vehicles. |
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On top of all that, there's a minimum $10k from state and federal subsidies. If I could get a Leaf $10k below MSRP and $10k back from subsidy, I might be looking at a new $15k Leaf. I'm about 50/50 new vs used for myself at the moment. Seems unlikely one would lose money if they sold 2 years after purchase. |
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GM's new soft-pack battery is supposed to be cheaper than Tesla, with a longer range.
2.5% more range, it does not say how much cheaper, just that traditionally polymer shells were more expensive, but up to 40% lighter. Wikipedia says a Tesla battery pack is 1,200 pounds.
480 pounds is a lot of weight savings, only 12% of the weight of a Model 3, but 12% weight savings in a vehicle is awesome. https://www.popularmechanics.com/sci...hicle-battery/ |
You can get 2.5% more range with any of a dozen cheap tricks.
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I don't think this sentence makes sense:
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This is what you get when people with English degrees talk to engineers and try to write a paragraph about it.
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Yes, that sentence has definite problems.
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