Although the electric car revolution is met with great enthusiasm, of course, the biggest factor that will accelerate this revolution is the prices of the vehicles. With the developing technology, the prices of electric cars began to be almost the same as internal combustion vehicles in parallel segments.
While this can be seen especially in high-end vehicles (such as Porsche Taycan and BMW i4), the same parallelism has not been achieved yet at the entry level. So what was the source of this situation? Here is the answer to that question, recently given by Dave Gardner, Vice President of Business and Sales, Honda USA.
Prices will become cheaper with the new battery technology:
Gardner gave the answer to this question through the current battery technology being used. Stating that as Honda, they do not believe that lithium-ion batteries are a long-term solution, Gardner said, “Solid-state batteries will change the rules of the game for us.” used his statements. This technology, which is still being developed, will also reduce the prices of electric cars, especially in the entry segment.
But we won’t be getting solid-state batteries anytime soon:
On the other hand, Gardner also announced that our arrival to solid-state batteries is still not on the horizon. Therefore, this statement was an indication that electric vehicle prices will never be as cheap as internal combustion vehicles in the near future. Apart from all this, the world is already on the brink of a major crisis:
In summary; Lithium-ion batteries, which are also included in products such as smartphones and laptops, are one of the most important reasons why electric car prices cannot reach as low as internal combustion cars, according to Honda, and this situation does not seem likely to change until solid-state batteries reach commercial use.
What is a solid state battery?
Lithium-ion batteries in use today often have liquid or polymer gel electrolytes. Solid state batteries, on the other hand, have solid electrolytes, as the name suggests. Although the discovery of solid state batteries goes back to the 1800s, commercial use has not been possible since an energy density suitable for commercial use has not been achieved yet.
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