A new study from the Stockholm Environment Institute has found that the price of lithium ion (Li-ion) battery packs has been falling far faster than previously reported , with the price per kWh dropping by a whopping 70 percent since 2007. It’s a surprising statistic—previous studies anticipated we would not see these prices until 2020—and points to a trend that could lead to electric cars becoming cost-competitive with regular gasoline-fueled cars within the next decade. Read the rest of Falling price of battery packs may usher in age of affordable electric cars Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: battery pack , Björn Nykvist , electric car , electric car cost , electric car price , electric vehicle , li-ion batteries , lithium ion battery , Måns Nilsson , nature climate change , Stockholm Environment Institute
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Falling price of battery packs may usher in age of affordable electric cars
