Risk is low to the customer, though. Nikola’s business model is to lease the trucks, and charge by the mile.
- Mark Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Nov 20, 2019, at 7:38 AM, Peri Hartman via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > > Apparently they are located in Phoenix. I presume they will do hot weather > testing :) > If this isn't vaporware, that will be a great improvement, e.g. a 100kWh > battery at 200kg. No mention of size density but I would assume it's also > reduced by about the same proportion. The weak spot will by the number of > cycles. No mention on depth of discharge or charge, but 2000 doesn't sound so > great (6 years for heavy usage), especially compared to Tesla who appears to > be much higher than that. > > Peri > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "brucedp5 via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> > To: ev@lists.evdl.org > Cc: "brucedp5" <bruce...@juno.com> > Sent: 20-Nov-19 6:00:10 AM > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: Nikola claims 4x-energy, 2k-cycle, 50% cheaper li-ion > >> >> >> https://cleantechnica.com/2019/11/19/nikola-pushes-deeper-into-battery-electric-vehicles-with-next-generation-battery-tech/ >> Nikola Pushes Deeper Into Battery Electric Vehicles With Next Generation >> Battery Tech >> November 19th, 2019 Kyle Field >> >> [images / Kyle Field >> https://cleantechnica.com/files/2019/04/nikola-motor-company-world-2019-two-red-3-trevor-milton.jpg >> Nikola Motor Company CEO Trevor Milton unveiling the Nikola Two at Nikola >> World 2019 >> >> https://cleantechnica.com/files/2019/08/2018.09-spi-aneheim-KYLE-samsung-sdi-energy-storage-battery-pack-module-cells-batteries-lithium-ion-4-18650.jpg >> Nikola’s new battery tech challenges lithium-ion’s supremacy in the battle >> to power our vehicles, homes, and businesses >> ] >> >> The Nikola Motor Company dropped a bomb on the electric vehicle industry >> today with news of a pending acquisition of a team that has developed next >> generation battery technology. The news comes with claims of a cathode with >> 4 times the energy density of today’s lithium-ion cells, lasts for 2,000 _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
