edatoakrun
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jspearman said:...The big question, though, is if Nissan has scored such a solid win with battery cost, why not add a TMS and be done with this rapid degradation issue?...
Because the cheaper battery costs are, the less sense it make to add the very high costs and lower overall efficiency that TMS battery cooling imposes.
$200 a kWh batteries will make battery cooling (as well as the PHEV/ICEV model) a much dicier alternative economic proposition, in comparison to BEVs.
Whether Nissan is really there today, at the ~$5,000 pack cost, or just close enough that they have decided to price the batteries at some future known cost level, this announcement, if it happens, will result in a major reduction in operating costs to all present and future LEAF owners.