re 50c Party, page-122

Thanks. Good read - while the UBS numbers are obviously skewed by the Bolt idiosyncracies (NMC v NCA and permanent-magnet v AC induction - as noted in their caveats) , the trends are hard to argue with... [Though the comments section is 'educational' on the current view of the [US] 'common man' ;-) ].

Saw this interesting comment by VW Group head, Christian Senger:

"Addressing the issue of battery technology
Volkswagen was working on developing solid state batteries which would be far more efficient and compact in comparison to the lithium-ion batteries of today, He said and added that we must also make the battery system scalable so that it can be adjusted for the vehicle it is destined for.
To put this in simpler terms, just as we have engine families today, there must, in the future, be a family of batteries whose existence must come about through common development. There are plans afoot to create a supercharger network in the US and EU which will greatly help in the advancement of electric cars.

Impact on the environment
Christian said that in the future when, Volkswagen begins producing EVs on a mass scale, there would be lesser parts to produce as the electric vehicles of the future would have lesser moving parts.
If you add all of this up, it means lesser and shorter production times. The batteries will go through leasing cycles of three years each before being put into private use for purposes like wall chargers or super chargers. Such kind of purpose indicates a 50 year life for the battery and with the advancement of technology who knows how much further that may go. "

https://www.carwale.com/news/our-ai...ctive-at-the-same-time-christan-senger-31134/