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Originally Posted by Stonehorsw
This is a flagship vehicle were they go all-in with techs. Rear axle steering, air suspension, biggest and baddass motor and battery pack, supercruise and everything. It is not meant for high volume.
From there, for sure it will spawn other EVs, they grabbed the attention, now it will be the time to make the money.
And now I understood why Honda will be buying GM EV platform, this seems to be very competitive to Tesla’s platform. 10 minutes for 100 miles (in very special condition) is great.
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I don't know if it is competitive, but it is good. In theory, the larger capacity the battery, the faster the battery could add 100 miles (if weight was constant). This is the same for discharge rate, and it is why Teslas have improved performance with larger batteries. This is because the discharge rate can only be so fast or the battery will overheat, so if you want more current then adding more cells to the system will add more current without discharging any one cell faster. Similarly, the more cells the car has then the faster the car can add more miles because it can distribute the charge over multiple units. With that said, I don't know if a HUMMER with a 100kW battery could charge just as fast as a Model S/X 100, but maybe it could.
Currently the Tesla Cybertruck is a lot cheaper than the HUMMER, and some of it could be the features in the HUMMER, but I don't know if GM could match the price of the Tesla making the same car without a Gigafactory to produce batteries at volume to reduce the price per kWh. Moreover, the HUMMER may support fast charging, but it could be harder to find a fast charger in your area, so someone will need to consider that.