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Based on the news that 25' Lucid Air Pures have 84 Kwh battery (offset / cost savings since they added the heat pump)
Do you think or know if they adjusted the chemistry to be cheaper / more durable or they actually sized down the pack? Dropping ~4Kwh almost would make sense if they dropped 1 module (down from 18 to 17) but not quite the right math. Can't imagine they stacked the module with fewer cells, seems complicated to do to have open cell positions?
I don't think there's a max performance hit because Pures are capped on motor output rather than battery output.
It's a good study for midsize i guess, though i wonder if they will need different modules for midsize to keep operating voltages in line with the sized down vehicle?
Do you think or know if they adjusted the chemistry to be cheaper / more durable or they actually sized down the pack? Dropping ~4Kwh almost would make sense if they dropped 1 module (down from 18 to 17) but not quite the right math. Can't imagine they stacked the module with fewer cells, seems complicated to do to have open cell positions?
I don't think there's a max performance hit because Pures are capped on motor output rather than battery output.
It's a good study for midsize i guess, though i wonder if they will need different modules for midsize to keep operating voltages in line with the sized down vehicle?