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Ford, to name one, has just decided to share their patents free. That cane important because they've done a ton of research even though their current offerings are meager.
Please look at the Ford patent portfolio before you diss it. First, there are more than 1000 patent pending and 650 or so existing ones so they are NOT "about to expire". Second some think their approach to cell balancing is groundbreaking because it is done independently of charging. Since there are at least BMW and Toyota joining in sharing, paid or not, there is a huge amount of intellectual pretty being shared. remember also that hybrid technologies all also use batteries and require battery management, albeit with less extreme cycles than a pure EV. The point is not to suggest anything less wonderful about tesla, but to point out that critical mass is becoming much more likely. That is probably more due to tesla than any other single thing. So, what will Audi SUV actually be like? I don't know but I'll wager it will be quite good. It won't get me to leave Tesla unless it will be spectacular.Ford has decided to share their irrelevant and about to expire patents for free.
The rest are for a fee. Not free.
Please look at the Ford patent portfolio before you diss it. First, there are more than 1000 patent pending and 650 or so existing ones so they are NOT "about to expire". Second some think their approach to cell balancing is groundbreaking because it is done independently of charging. Since there are at least BMW and Toyota joining in sharing, paid or not, there is a huge amount of intellectual pretty being shared. remember also that hybrid technologies all also use batteries and require battery management, albeit with less extreme cycles than a pure EV. The point is not to suggest anything less wonderful about tesla, but to point out that critical mass is becoming much more likely. That is probably more due to tesla than any other single thing. So, what will Audi SUV actually be like? I don't know but I'll wager it will be quite good. It won't get me to leave Tesla unless it will be spectacular.
If they want this to come true, Audi better start building 'their' Gigafactory. As long as I see no action in this field, it is hard to believe a competitor for Tesla is in the making.
Everybody is announcing products (see the Mercedes stationary battery announcement) but I have no idea, where all these batteries are to be manufactured.
Tesla would never announce a product 3 years before release...More noise from Audi. They should stop spending so much time on press releases and actually build an EV. By 2016 (long before 2018) I am certain that there will be multiple Tesla models that have an over 300 mile range, including the Roadster! Audi will still be far behind in the EV world.
Not like this forum is doing that 24/7...<Yawn>. Call me when you have a real product or a functioning prototype that actually delivers impressive numbers in the real world.
They have a e-Golf, which has like 100miles? So not like they don't have any experience at all.IF Audi currently had a full-size EV that was capable of 150 real miles of range, this might not be so shocking.
Oh, and I hope Audi doesn't think Tesla will be sitting on their hands and not continue to improve on their product line and charging network in the next three years, because they will be well into developing the next Model after Model 3.
Koreas LG Chem Constructing Chinese EV Battery PlantIf they want this to come true, Audi better start building 'their' Gigafactory. As long as I see no action in this field, it is hard to believe a competitor for Tesla is in the making.
Everybody is announcing products (see the Mercedes stationary battery announcement) but I have no idea, where all these batteries are to be manufactured.
Please look at the Ford patent portfolio before you diss it. First, there are more than 1000 patent pending and 650 or so existing ones so they are NOT "about to expire".
When Tesla announced their first car, people where able to drive in it.Tesla would never announce a product 3 years before release...
Yes, and it does behave very well. I would have bought one were they available in Florida. They chose to make it very well equipped too, which seems a good sales strategy.People calling the e-Golf a compliance car but it's now outselling the Leaf in Europe...
LG Chem has roughly 6 GWh of cell production on tap... And that count is using the current cell density, not the upcoming chemistries. It is also woefully underutilized. That is one of the reasons behind the skepticism concerning the Gigafactory.
VW/Porsche/Audi/GM/Ford therefore has plenty of cell production available, at least more than they are currently utilizing. The issues right now lie in the battery technology and pricing for the current generation which are the limiting factors. We expect that once the battery technology improves to be near Tesla's current metrics, then they can also make compelling BEV's. That would then soak up the production capacity. Chances are, the various executives need to see that level of success before building their Gigafactory equivalents.
You do know thay Audi is just another brand of VW? They share platforms and under the VW brand there is at least the e-Golf and the e-Up...When Tesla announced their first car, people where able to drive in it.
They stated their plan to someday create another one, cheaper and bigger. When they announced it, they were already selling roadsters and people were driving them.
What did audi already delivered? eTron? Really?
You know 'bout that boy crying wolf?
Greatest feat audi could do, was to actually start honestly trying to build a god EV. We have seen enough pics, and heard enough words, we want to drive in a good EV that is not tesla. I'm sure if audi engineers really push, they will produce something they may drive even better than Model S.
What good does those pictures do? I can't drive them. I'd kill for electric A5 with +500km range and some fast charging capability.