A few days ago, there was a rumor that, according to the relevant provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (also known as IRA), the US government would provide tax credits of US $7500 and US $4000 respectively to consumers who bought new electric vehicles and used electric vehicles, provided that the final assembly of vehicles must be carried out in the United States or countries that signed free trade agreements with the United States, and more than 40% of the raw materials of electric vehicle batteries must come from North America.
The most exaggerated terms are those for China, that is, from 2024, battery modules produced in China will be completely prohibited, and from 2025, mineral raw materials produced in China will be completely prohibited.
However, some researchers have paid that the rumored ban after 2024 is a rumor, but actually no subsidy is given. Starting from 2024, if the battery components include any countries from the list of "countries of special concern" (China is listed), this subsidy will no longer apply.
As we all know, China's batteries account for a large share of the global market, and the battery industry is more mature. As the main means of transportation, the main batteries of electric bicycles and electric mopeds include lithium batteries and lead-acid batteries.
Different batteries for different situations
Although lithium batteries are better overall, lead-acid batteries may also be superior to lithium batteries in certain circumstances. Batteries in the case of less than 72V40a choose lead-acid batteries more suitable, lead-acid reliability, even if over-charged over-discharged can also be very good remedy. Smaller capacity batteries are also more economically viable and can be traded in for new ones when they become old.
In higher than 72V40a, in the case of a high battery capacity, it means that the power of the electric vehicle must also be high. The 0.5C discharge of lead acid is clearly not enough to support it. Whereas lithium batteries can instantly discharge 120A, and the voltage drop is not obvious, so there will not be a situation where you can't discharge a bit of power. Li-ion battery is small in size, large capacity lead-acid battery will greatly increase the burden of the frame, this situation should be Li-ion battery out.
On the CYCLEMIX platform, you can find more complete electric vehicle products，including electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, electric/oil tricycles (freight and manned) and low-speed electric vehicles (four wheels).
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Post time: Oct-31-2022
