NIO Chinese car and solid state batteries

colm_mcm

This looks interesting

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-ev/nio-promises-solid-state-batteries-from-2022/43586?fbclid=IwAR0Nfmb1nME2e-_6_JUGcagC_txASALraEBHxvlbDPd17YjAU5F7WmyzcwM

I didn’t realise there was such a quantum leap in battery tech around the corner.
Even if their 1000km estimate is to be taken with a pinch of salt, the reduced charging times could be a game changer?

ELM327

Made in china is synonymous with quality and long lasting.

colm_mcm

I suppose I have to do the obligatory post asking you where your phone/tablet was built.

We can do better than that.

ted1

ELM327 wrote: »

Made in china is synonymous with quality and long lasting.

Nonsense. It’s like Trump has hacked your account.

Ubbquittious

Better have a bucket of salt ready for this one.

Could be like EEStor all over again. There have been loads of such breakthroughs the past 15 years but none made to market and the best you can get at the minute is the garden variety 2.7-3V EDLC

ELM327

colm_mcm wrote: »

I suppose I have to do the obligatory post asking you where your phone/tablet was built.

We can do better than that.

I can then add the response that phone/tablets do not have to pass a severe crumple test, and they have your life in their hands if you crash one.


Will never buy a made in china car. Whatever about a rebrand like Volvo or a made in China tesla (although I dont want that either and will avoid like the plague)... an actual chinese designed and built car? Not a hope even if they paid me.

ELM327

ted1 wrote: »

Nonsense. It’s like Trump has hacked your account.

Nonsense indeed.
Sure why dont you go pilot the deathtraps coming out of china so?
Wonder how theyd fare on NCAP?

ted1

ELM327 wrote: »

Nonsense indeed.
Sure why dont you go pilot the deathtraps coming out of china so?
Wonder how theyd fare on NCAP?

If they are selling cars into Europe then they’ll have NCAP ratings. Manufacturers make abs sell what the market allows.


The model 3 MIC has good NCAP

The XPENG sold in Norway would be a good comparasion

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/insideevs.com/news/463671/xpeng-clarifies-ciasis-g3-crash-test/amp/

colm_mcm

ELM327 wrote: »

I can then add the response that phone/tablets do not have to pass a severe crumple test, and they have your life in their hands if you crash one.


Will never buy a made in china car. Whatever about a rebrand like Volvo or a made in China tesla (although I dont want that either and will avoid like the plague)... an actual chinese designed and built car? Not a hope even if they paid me.

Volvo are owned by a Chinese company. I.e. they’re not just building them there, a Chinese company is pulling the strings in terms of development, production, design etc,

The Chinese (might as well generalise 1.4 billion people ) are well capable of building anything to any standard, they give the people what they want.
People want quality EVs, and from my limited knowledge of EVs I can see that China has a huge uptake of EV and experience of building them (possibly badly)

American cars didn’t have a great rep for a long time either. No reason why an upstart company can’t start making cars that people want, see Tesla

colm_mcm

ELM327 wrote: »

Nonsense indeed.
Sure why dont you go pilot the deathtraps coming out of china so?
Wonder how theyd fare on NCAP?

See Isuzu D-Max NCAP on older easier test.

https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/isuzu/d-max/rodeo/15763

The Great Wall Steed is rubbish by our standards, but this is a budget version of a budget model for African market that doesn’t even have airbags.