Falling Battery Price Transforms Economics of Green Energy
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Could battery-powered electric vehicles soon cost the same as gasoline-powered cars?
A dramatic fall in the price of lithium-ion batteries over the past decade is transforming the economics of renewable energy as well as the affordability of electric vehicles.
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Falling Battery Price Transforms Economics of Green Energy
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A dramatic fall in the price of lithium-ion batteries over the past decade is transforming the economics of renewable energy as well as the affordability of electric vehicles.
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