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Old 02-16-2018, 08:10 AM   #83
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Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes View Post
Thanks. I think I had read something about that a few years ago...if memory serves, this excerpt about sums up what I remember about it:

"Solid-state batteries are...expensive to make, and is noted to be immune to economies of scale. It is estimated in 2012 that based on then-current technology, a 20Ah solid-state battery cell would cost US$100,000, and a high-range electric car would require 800 to 1,000 of such cells..."

Seems like we might be waiting a few more years until solid-state batteries comes out with any success. Even with the massive development companies are pouring into it...EVs with Lithium Ion batteries are expensive compared to a similar-sized ICE car, as it is.
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