Ford, an American national champion, has no choice but to work with CATL, a Chinese national champion -- opting for economic pragmatism instead of geopolitical purism.
You may want to look at
https://electrek.co/2022/04/22/tesla-using-cobalt-free-lfp-batteries-in-half-new-cars-produced/#:~:text=This%20is%20why%20nearly%20half,as%20commercial%20energy%20storage%20applications.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/tesla-switching-to-lfp-batteries-in-all-standard-range-cars.html
https://cen.acs.org/energy/energy-storage-/Lithium-iron-phosphate-comes-to-America/101/i4
https://resourceworld.com/lithium-iron-phosphate-batteries-the-next-big-thing-for-electric-vehicles/
I didn't see any mention of the li-ion phosphate plate battery that BYD produces.
They seem to last a lot longer than the standard Li-ion.
Have I missed something ?
You may want to look at
https://electrek.co/2022/04/22/tesla-using-cobalt-free-lfp-batteries-in-half-new-cars-produced/#:~:text=This%20is%20why%20nearly%20half,as%20commercial%20energy%20storage%20applications.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/tesla-switching-to-lfp-batteries-in-all-standard-range-cars.html
https://cen.acs.org/energy/energy-storage-/Lithium-iron-phosphate-comes-to-America/101/i4
https://resourceworld.com/lithium-iron-phosphate-batteries-the-next-big-thing-for-electric-vehicles/
I didn't see any mention of the li-ion phosphate plate battery that BYD produces.
They seem to last a lot longer than the standard Li-ion.
Have I missed something ?