I am mot a car battery expert. The service tech called it a bad Hybrid Electric Battery Module and that sounded like a battery to me.They added the Conteol part on the receipt at the end which sounds less like a battery.
Re: Tesla
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 9:58 am
by In2ition
Insane lithium price rally continues with “little relief in sight”
Frik Els | March 15, 2022 | 1:52 pm Battery Metals Markets Australia China Latin America Lithium https://www.mining.com/insane-lithium-p ... -in-sight/
Lithium prices have jumped across the board over the past year on the back of heavy demand from the automotive sector, but inside China there is a mad scramble, particularly for carbonate.
Carbonate continues to soar in 2022 after more than quadrupling in value last year, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a battery supply chain researcher and price reporting agency.
The mid-March assessment by Benchmark shows battery grade lithium carbonate (EXW China, ≥99.5% Li2CO3) averaging $76,700 a tonne. That’s up 10% over just two weeks and 95% since the start of the year. In March last year it was trading at $13,400 a tonne.
The rally in lithium hydroxide, used in high-nickel content cathode manufacture, is accelerating, up 120% so far this year, narrowing the discount to carbonate, which historically is priced below hydroxide.
Benchmark says it continues to hear reports that Chinese inventory levels for hydroxide, carbonate, and spodumene feedstock remain very low sustaining the high price environment:
“Robust demand for material, and hence high prices, will be sustained in the near-term, with expectations that the seasonal recommencement of supply from domestic Qinghai brines in the coming months will provide little relief to the growing market deficit.”
Nickel rich
Benchmark in a recent report said record high Chinese lithium carbonate prices have pushed the costs of lithium iron phosphate – or LFP cells – higher than high-nickel cells on a dollar per kilowatt-hour basis, compared to a deep discount historically.
The chaos on nickel metal markets may spill over onto the metal’s use in the battery supply chain, reversing the trend.
Nickel contracts were suspended on the LME at $80,000 a tonne last week after a short squeeze on Tsingshan, the world’s largest stainless steel manufacturer, and the imposition of sanctions on Russia, a major producer of nickel.
Nickel trading in London is set to reopen on Wednesday.
I figured I would put this here, since this could significantly affect the price of EVs.
Re: Tesla
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 12:41 pm
by AmareIsGod
Thank the heavens I bought our used Tesla a year ago.
These look pretty cool. I am glad they are starting to try to make them look cool. In the beginning they tried to make them look “green” whatever that was which translates to dorky looking.
Re: Tesla
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 1:46 pm
by Superbone
The new Tesla Roadster looks cool.
Re: Tesla
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:27 pm
by AmareIsGod
Re: Tesla
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 3:47 pm
by Indy
Can't wait until there is actual competition in the EV market. Right now I think my next vehicle will be a Rivian, but my current vehicle is over 5 years old and not even at 40k miles yet.
The Rivian is an AMAZING truck. If you preorder and reserve one now, you're looking at a 2-year window for delivery. You might as well get in on it now knowing you can always cancel before you take delivery. $1,000 deposit but it's 100% refundable.
I built one for fun and with all the options I'd want, with the larger battery, it's like 90k out the door. Ooph. I'll stick with my Tesla for now and see how the future plays out with trucks and SUVs. That will be next for us. Crazy that we bought our P3D+ 2019 fully loaded used for just around $40k with 20k miles on it. It's worth 48k right now (we owe about 34k at the moment).
Re: Tesla
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:04 am
by Indy
Yeah I have seen all the videos and reviews, but I haven't seen one in person. I am probably 5 years away from replacing my current car. I want to get both my kids in college first, especially considering I will have to get my kids a vehicle next summer.