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minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIs that the most commonly used type of batteries in EVs?
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoI’m not sure on the global percentage, but they’re becoming far more common. Most of the top selling EVs where I live (Tesla Model Y/3, BYD Atto 3, BYD Dolphin, MG ZS EV) all use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
minus-squarelinearchaos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThey have a somewhat lower energy density so they’ve been avoided, but they’re way safer and better eco wise to the point that they’re getting uptake
Is that the most commonly used type of batteries in EVs?
I’m not sure on the global percentage, but they’re becoming far more common. Most of the top selling EVs where I live (Tesla Model Y/3, BYD Atto 3, BYD Dolphin, MG ZS EV) all use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
They have a somewhat lower energy density so they’ve been avoided, but they’re way safer and better eco wise to the point that they’re getting uptake