April 6, 2015 at 09:56Electric cars are getting closer: the cost of batteries will decrease by one and a half times by 2018
People with high incomes can afford an electric car, but according to a study published in Nature , this could change by 2018. Reducing the cost of batteries, which range from 25% to 50% of the cost of an electric car, will make this type of transport mass accessible. Electric vehicle
manufacturers are hiding the true cost of lithium-ion batteries. To find out changes in prices in this area, scientists from the Stockholm Institute of the Environment examined over 80 cost estimates from various sources published over the past eight years.
The cost of lithium-ion batteries from 2007 to 2014 decreased from $ 1,000 to $ 410 per kilowatt-hour. At the same time, prices for market leaders, for example, for Tesla and Nissan, are even lower - $ 300 and will decrease by 8% annually. The authors of the study predict a decrease in prices to $ 230 per kilowatt hour in 2018.
From a quarter to half the cost of an electric car is the cost of batteries. Lower prices will lead to changes in the market: buying a car with an electric motor will become more profitable given the price of refueling. It costs less than ten dollars to charge batteries in the United States for 300 miles. Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute are convinced that dropping battery prices to $ 150 per kilowatt hour could lead to a “potential paradigm shift in transportation technology.”
manufacturers are hiding the true cost of lithium-ion batteries. To find out changes in prices in this area, scientists from the Stockholm Institute of the Environment examined over 80 cost estimates from various sources published over the past eight years.
The cost of lithium-ion batteries from 2007 to 2014 decreased from $ 1,000 to $ 410 per kilowatt-hour. At the same time, prices for market leaders, for example, for Tesla and Nissan, are even lower - $ 300 and will decrease by 8% annually. The authors of the study predict a decrease in prices to $ 230 per kilowatt hour in 2018.
From a quarter to half the cost of an electric car is the cost of batteries. Lower prices will lead to changes in the market: buying a car with an electric motor will become more profitable given the price of refueling. It costs less than ten dollars to charge batteries in the United States for 300 miles. Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute are convinced that dropping battery prices to $ 150 per kilowatt hour could lead to a “potential paradigm shift in transportation technology.”