LFP Battery Cells - Is This Going To Be An Option (or future direction)?

[GaRailroader]

Sort of.

The Ford will be "more spacious than a RAV4".

I think it'll be similar to the Explorer Sport Trac of the past -- an SUV with a small bed in the back.

Other than price (possibly) and the Ford being pickup-ish, they'll be pretty different from one another.

The Ford doesn't appeal to me at all. YMMV.

I think it is going to be more Cybertruckesque. Will have more of a fastback profile with a powered tonneau to make the back an open bed. Likely a folding midgate for converting from SUV to Pick-up mode. To me a Sport Trac is still a pick-up so the ‘Not really a pick-up’ statement doesn’t ring true.

 

[JoeUser]

If LFP didn’t almost exclusively come from China, Slate would be using them. As it is, too much political uncertainty to bet the farm.

I look forward to the day when North American LFP gets ramped up.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

Given a choice, I would prefer LFP for additional safety and lifetime (charger cycles) over the NCM chemistry that Slate has announced. And maybe SK On will be able to minimize the energy density reduction/vehicle range reduction penalty:

“We are developing high-performance LFP batteries with high energy density and fast charging speed, based on our technological capabilities that have led the market for high energy density NCM batteries,” Yoon Hyung-jo, SK On’s head of planning, told an investor conference.

Slate has already indicated it is taking another look at battery suppliers since the slowdown in EV sales has made additional EV battery production capacity available. And SK On is planning to start production of LFP battery cells at their Georgia plant in the second half of 2026.

interesting and the second half of 2026 oh things seem to be lining up for slate