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by idontwantthis 137 days ago
> Unlike LFP or nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) packs, it reportedly avoids severe winter range loss, retaining more than 90% of its range at -40 degrees C (-40 degrees F). Power delivery is also said to remain stable at temperatures as low as -50 degrees C (-58 degrees F).

That is exactly the substance of the headline.
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loeg 136 days ago
It doesn't quantify winter range. It gestures at possible benefit; without comparison to the state of the art, it's not especially meaningful. Nevermind that losing less than 10% of 250 miles is not a ton of range.
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idontwantthis 136 days ago
The absolute range is not the point. You can increase absolute range for any battery by having a bigger battery. The point is the low percentage lost due to cold.
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loeg 136 days ago
Again, it does not compare this against the state of the art. We know how to heat battery technologies that are more sensitive to lower temperatures. So the interesting question would be, how does the combined efficiency compare? No such comparison is made.
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