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European auto giants launch a flurry of cheaper electric vehicles — taking the fight to China (www.cnbc.com)
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" ... as soon as vehicles come in the right price range next year … people will flock to buy them.”

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

With all the batteries being made in China, it will be very hard to compete on a level ground.

[–] sheogorath 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Don't worry; Indonesia has a lot of nickel that has plunged the nickel prices around the world, which will certainly decrease the cost of making batteries since the mines are owned by... China. Ahh fuck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

the cheapest battery chemistry, used in most affordable EVs, uses no nickel or cobalt. "Race"/premium EVs still want to use that type of battery, though