Comments on: 40% Drop In EV Battery Prices From 2010 To 2012

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:08:00 +0000

Sorry, not my graph — came from Bloomberg new Energy Finance. And I don’t have the data points.

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:39:00 +0000

I’d wish the lithium batteries for conversion and lobbyists would also come down in price. No much change since 2010. Actually I have seen prices go up a little.

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Yeah, the other guy was right. Fix the graph.

By: josetony

josetony — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:12:00 +0000

With lithium-ion batteries going down in price, With $10,000 you might be able to get an EV conversion kit for your car instead of waiting for EV’s to go down to a more realistic price. A hybrid conversion kit is also a good alternative because it will solve the electric battery range problem for regular long distance travelers.

By: abe froman

abe froman — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 20:26:00 +0000

It has been a long time coming, but I am so encouraged that electric cars are finally becoming competitive with gasoline cars. This is when we will see a real change! The Electric Vehicle Market really is poised for growth.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:39:00 +0000

That’s one of the worst graphs I’ve ever tried to figure out.

The most recent price they could find for consumer lithium-ion batteries was 2005? Don’t they know the Google?

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:33:00 +0000

Renting a gasmobile won’t be necessary unless you’re taking a long trip into the boonies where there won’t be rapid chargers. Driving circles in the Texas Panhandle, for example.

If you can drive about 200 miles, recharge 90% in less than 20 minutes, then drive another 180 miles you aren’t likely to rent a liquid fuel vehicle. The rental process will be more involved than stopping to charge. (You’ve got to eat, pee and check your messages anyway.)

By: J_JamesM

J_JamesM — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Someone really needs to tell graph-makers that log scales suck. Anyone that’s not a professional mathematician can’t intuitively grasp the proportions.

By: Jonas Vilhamer Solsvik

Jonas Vilhamer Solsvik — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:40:00 +0000

8% is how they expect performance/range to improve, not price

By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:24:00 +0000

This is much better than the 8% per year Tesla claims…

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:39:00 +0000

ha, thanks. yeah, a continued price drop along these lines looks promising.

By: JMin2020

JMin2020 — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 10:58:00 +0000

Thanks for the post Zack. This is quite a price change. I expect the price will continue ro drop. The gasmobile rental market may enjoy the increased business.