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onethought | 2 months ago

I’m not sure id call Chevy widely sold, yet. Their full year sales don’t even match a single quarter of Tesla.

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ggreer|2 months ago

Also GM had to replace batteries in 142,000 Chevy Bolts & Volts due to fire risk, so I'm not sure that should count as an example of a successful use of non-cylindrical, non-LFP batteries.

rasz|2 months ago

To be fair everyone had to recall those LG batteries and unauthorized SK clones [*]. Porsche Taycan, Ford F-150, its recalls all the way down.

https://www.wardsauto.com/news/ford-terminates-ev-battery-su...

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-recalls-f-150-lightn...

SK settled for $2B case that revealed they stole LG battery technology https://cleantechnica.com/2021/02/15/itc-sides-with-lg-chem-...

vel0city|2 months ago

I can go to any major metro area in the US and go buy a GM EV today. That's widely sold.

onethought|1 month ago

That’s “widely available” — no one is buying them, so not “widely sold”