'Historic milestone': Battery pack prices fall under critical $100/kWh mark for first time

Cecilia Keating
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Update from BloombergNEF reveals battery pack prices have plummeted from $1,100 per kWh in 2010 to $137 per kWh in 2020, powered by soaring EV sales, cheaper materials, and manufacturing and tech innovation

Lithium-ion battery pack prices have for the first time dropped under the $100 per kWh threshold widely regarded to be the price point required where electric vehicles (EVs) will be able match the upfront...

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