$100/kWh battery price acheived! Sort of/maybe

[EatenByLimestone]

Electric vehicle battery cost officially dips under critical $100/kWh price point but there's a catch - Electrek

Electric vehicle batteries have officially dipped under the critical $100 per kWh price point for the first time. However, it was for the price of battery packs for electric buses in China. Price per kWh is a metric used to track the price of batteries. It can be used to talk about the cost of […]

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[begreen]

This may be a temporary solution. It looks like several of the majors (VW, Toyota) are going to solid-state batteries in the near future.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

As technology progresses, it's all a temporary solution. Eventually people will end up walking again using sun grown food as fuel.

 

[ABMax24]

Too bad the Tesla Powerwalls don't reflect this price, if they were anywhere close to $100/kwh I'd have one in the basement.

 

[woodgeek]

This may be a temporary solution. It looks like several of the majors (VW, Toyota) are going to solid-state batteries in the near future.

I only saw Toyota's announcement about Solid State. I remain skeptical of both SS battery tech AND Toyota's motives (as Lithium later adopters).