So, I’m sort of curious to see what this price point does to the home battery market.
The new LG Chem RESU 16h (16 kWh) is available for preorder at $8,400 [1].
The base model truck has a 110 kWh suite of batteries and seemingly will start at $40k (unclear if that’s before or after the $7500 expected federal rebate).
Naively multiplying it out, the base model F-150 Lightning is a free vehicle attached to the equivalent of 6 of the 16 kWh batteries.
There are likely:
- integration issues (you can’t hook it up to 48V or 400V solar)
- battery life? (Though it’s a vehicle. You expect daily usage for years)
- something else?
tl;dr: if this is really 110 kWh of storage that can power your home, shouldn’t there be a secondary market of “just the batteries” for half that?
If I understand correctly, only the $90K model has the ability to power your home. Even so your comment still applies. 155 kWh / $90K is still cheaper than 16 kWh / $8400
> The base model truck has a 110 kWh suite of batteries and seemingly will start at $40k (unclear if that’s before or after the $7500 expected federal rebate).
During the live presentation, I believe it was indicated the sub $40k price tag is before the rebate.
The new LG Chem RESU 16h (16 kWh) is available for preorder at $8,400 [1].
The base model truck has a 110 kWh suite of batteries and seemingly will start at $40k (unclear if that’s before or after the $7500 expected federal rebate).
Naively multiplying it out, the base model F-150 Lightning is a free vehicle attached to the equivalent of 6 of the 16 kWh batteries.
There are likely:
- integration issues (you can’t hook it up to 48V or 400V solar)
- battery life? (Though it’s a vehicle. You expect daily usage for years)
- something else?
tl;dr: if this is really 110 kWh of storage that can power your home, shouldn’t there be a secondary market of “just the batteries” for half that?
[1] https://sunwatts.com/16-kwh-lg-chem-lithium-ion-home-battery...