EV Battery

topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes

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CATALYST Insight
Letendre: 10kW V2G grid discharging causes far less battery degradation than driving
“When you think about using an EV battery for traction in a vehicle, you know, you've got a 150, 125 kW, whereas if you're using it for grid services, you know, you're using maybe 10 kW through the bi-directional charger. So the rate of discharge and the impact…”
Steve Letendre Jul 23, 2026 ▶ 24:20 The multi-billion dollar promise of vehicle-to-grid integration
Rai: Hindalco is diversifying downstream toward EV batteries and electronics
“Now, of course, we are also trying to diversify downstream in Hindalco also to maybe get into making things for the EV battery, maybe Apple or whatever, right? Wherever downstream. So downstream is an important focus area, even for our domestic business.”
Pankaj Rai Dec 23, 2025 ▶ 32:06 S2 Ep5: Data to Decisions with AI at Conglomerate Scale ft. Pankaj Rai
WTF Assertion Supported
EV chassis last 8-10 years, but batteries need replacing after four
“The body is built to last for eight to 10 years. The body is, is built to last for eight to 10 years. The battery needs to be changed after four years.”
Puneet Goyal Dec 10, 2023 ▶ 18:17 Ep# 14 | WTF is Happening with EV? Nikhil ft. Founders of Reva, Ather, Blusmart, and Ossus · Nikhil Kamath
CATALYST Assertion Supported
Bowe: Charging a 60 kWh battery in five minutes requires over 500 kW
“If you have a 60 kilowatt hour battery, which is not that big, you know, most of the Teslas now are a hundred kilowatt hour batteries and that you're charging that in five minutes, that's going to be over 500 kilowatts of load.”
Cassie Bowe Aug 11, 2022 ▶ 33:57 Will charging infrastructure be a bottleneck for electric vehicles?

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