Comment by cyberax
8 hours ago
Top-of-the-line NMC cells have energy density around 250Wh/kg at the pack level. The newer solid-state batteries can reportedly increase this to 400Wh/kg.
So a reasonable 75kWh battery pack is going to weigh around 300kg and in future around 200kg. This is... not a lot, actually. To a point where shaving off 20-30 kg from the electric motor weight is going to result in a noticeable performance/price difference.
Teslas also don't have "crazy" weight. Model 3 is 1700kg and a comparable (in size) Ford Focus is 1300kg.
If you stop cherry picking the lightest Tesla, you’ll see what I mean.
400 kg == 881 lbs, and that is their lightest model with lowest range.
Model 3 LR with 360 miles of range is 1820 kg. Still nothing crazy.
That is over 4K lbs, and more than an older model full sized Toyota Tundra.
Newer model Tundras are over 5k lbs, but that is also crazy.