If the Honda senior execs hadn't had been so blinkered on their insistent that BEV's were doomed to fail and only hybrids could exist in the future, do you think that they could have beaten the Volkswagen ID.2 (due 2025) to market with a worthy facelifted or 2nd gen Honda e with a larger battery?
I certainly think so because it would be trivial (in the world of car manufacturing) to produce a Honda e with a 60+kWh battery.
Volkswagen ID.2 - What a 2nd gen Honda e could have been?
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At what curb weight at current battery densities though? I'd ideally not want an e any heavier than it already is.londiniumperson wrote: ↑Sat Oct 22, 2022 9:45 am I certainly think so because it would be trivial (in the world of car manufacturing) to produce a Honda e with a 60+kWh battery.
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Hopefully someone knows the exact details but I think that the Honda e uses lithium iron chemistry batteries which I understand has a lower energy density than nickel-cobalt chemistry so it might be possible to fit a higher energy battery in place of the original with little change in weight.
Though that’s a moot point considering the lack of Honda e development.
Though that’s a moot point considering the lack of Honda e development.
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Iirc there was some people that were able to upgrade the battery on their BMW i3s from the 60Ah to 96Ah. Cant remember if anyone said they upgraded to the 120Ah.
Modern steel advance 17"
Tesla also allowed it (even under warranty when the original size battery was no longer available) you had to pay to «unlock» the upgrade.
In the Netherlands there is a company that specializes in Leaf battery upgrades using original newer model batteries.
The latter was my hope for the E with another company stepping up with battery upgrades and trading the old one.
There is a market for it just like there is with rebuilding transmissions and engines, who gets there first will have a considerable advantage over competition just like tesla did with EVs in the first place.
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