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by AtlasBarfed 1230 days ago
Sodium Ion chemistries will drop to $40/kwh at pack level, based on bill of materials.

So a 100 kwhr battery will be 4,000$, and that is likely overkill for almost all conversions.

I would imagine these would be "city car" 100-150 mile range conversions, so probably 40-50kwhr packs and 2,000$.

YEs that is OEM supply cost, so we'll see what happens.

I think they'll become huge in classic cars, because the EV motor is compact, and the batteries can be placed in flexible ways. Classic car owners can ditch inefficient motors that they have no parts for. It's not like classic car owners routinely drive 1000 miles, they just toot around on the weekends/