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minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-26 months agoWhat chemistries do you mean? And which car models actually use them? I don’t mean theoretical. I mean something that’s actually used.
minus-squareSonori@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoPrimarily LFP, and as for cars that currently use them, off the top of my head base model Teslas, Fords, some Kia, and basically everything BYD or other Chinese manufacturers export use it.
minus-squaredelirious_owl@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoOh wow, I thought LiFePO4 had cobalt. Yeah, that’s like the most common type
What chemistries do you mean? And which car models actually use them?
I don’t mean theoretical. I mean something that’s actually used.
Primarily LFP, and as for cars that currently use them, off the top of my head base model Teslas, Fords, some Kia, and basically everything BYD or other Chinese manufacturers export use it.
Oh wow, I thought LiFePO4 had cobalt. Yeah, that’s like the most common type