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EVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the US (electrek.co)
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Still won't make them affordable I got my car for $23,000 until a ev can be bought at that price its a no go for me and no not a hybrid my car just has a 18 gallon tank on it holds allot of gas.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's expected to happen with in the next year or two. The prices of battery metals have plunged.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We shall see because the have been saying that for years never happens

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

When materials cost plunges and there's plenty of competition, what else would happen? This isn't the result of some lab breakthrough that may or may not make it into mass production. It's a measurable thing the market uses right now.