Raval has LFP Battery

[jezyg]

The Cupra Raval will use a LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery pack, giving it a balance of affordability, safety and durability, with a projected range of around 280 miles from the larger pack. LFP can also be happily charged to 100% every time.

I assume the choice of LFP chemistry was deliberate, as these batteries are cheaper to produce, avoid reliance on cobalt or nickel and offer long cycle life with excellent thermal stability. SEAT has invested €300 million into a new battery assembly plant at Martorell, Spain, capable of producing up to 300,000 packs per year. This facility will supply the Raval and Volkswagen’s ID.Polo, positioning Spain as a hub for compact EV production. Raval becomes more and more enticing as the spec is pretty decent too even in entry level Dynamic trim.

Cupra’s sporty EV supermini will get a 280-mile range and it’s nearly ready for launch | Auto Express

Lithium-iron phosphate battery line officially starts – and will power VW and Skoda affordable EVs too

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[SkysTheLimit]

LFP can also be happily charged to 100% every time.

Can it? Article is a couple of years old, but indicates LFP might still have degradation issues if charged to full constantly... Looks like Tesla just recommend 100% for range calculations

https://www.batterytechonline.com/ev-batteries/new-study-raises-questions-about-lfp-battery-charging-habits

 

[jezyg]

Can it? Article is a couple of years old, but indicates LFP might still have degradation issues if charged to full constantly... Looks like Tesla just recommend 100% for range calculations

https://www.batterytechonline.com/ev-batteries/new-study-raises-questions-about-lfp-battery-charging-habits

Supposedly so, I have read there are degradation issues although, after my last post I did see that study and suggests higher than the 3-6% a year. Even on NMC I have recently read that charging regularly to 100% loss was 5-10% but another test on a Tesla 2-5%, so the opposite to LFP study. I think there is still not enough data for full predictability with some conflicting data...

Also, I think LFP is for the 38kWh and NMC for the 56kWh battery from various articles I have seen. Raval launch is February but maybe have a bit more information prior to that or via the ID Polo.