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Feb 26, 2021
2:32:43pm

Windward_Coug All-American

Battery prices are nearly 10 times cheaper today than 10 years ago. The tech

and cost are improving quickly, it's like smart phones or flat screens all over again. No way improvements in traditional cars can keep up. Imagine what costs to build an EV will be once they actually reach massive economies of scale. Once you can buy a commuter EV for $15k, they're going to explode in popularity imo.

Battery prices have fallen 88 percent over the last decade

Cheaper batteries are making it easier to fight climate change.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/battery-prices-have-fallen-88-percent-over-the-last-decade/

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GM announces it will cease production of all gas & diesel powered vehicles

BigTex

2/26/21 2:11pm

Too little too late, al gore already said we would all be dead by then. Thanks

2/26/21 2:12pm

Maybe...just maybe...being dead is why they they are stopping.

Eddie

2/26/21 2:16pm

I would like to thank Algore for what's been happening in Texas.

HenderCoug

2/26/21 2:45pm

Good to hear. I suspect most cars in general will be electric by then anyway.

2/26/21 2:17pm

Until we realize the batteries of these cars aren't easily recyclable and we

Baron

2/26/21 2:20pm

They’ll figure it out.

2/26/21 2:20pm

It already has. We just don't have it yet:

Baron

2/26/21 2:26pm

Mr. Fusion

fulano

2/26/21 2:35pm

Why would you recycle the batteries? They stay at 50% for like 50 years.

EternalOptimism

2/26/21 2:43pm

Why are we still talking cars? Isn’t it time to be working on flying

Squirt

2/26/21 2:19pm

Dumb. Build EV if you want, but claiming to be emission free by X date seems

Penske Material

2/26/21 2:19pm

They can say whatever they want (for PR reasons) today. That doesn't mean

BYUMizzou

2/26/21 2:20pm

By then most of the world will have switched. If ICE is still a prominent part

Yiowa

2/26/21 2:36pm

This reinforces my prediction that technology will save the planet. We'll all be

2/26/21 2:20pm

“Bbbbbbbut I love my gas!!!”

2/26/21 2:22pm

Right, because electric cars are so cheap to build and have such great range....

BleedCougarBlue2

2/26/21 2:31pm

I want nuclear to happen but for some reason the party of "science" that "cares"

2/26/21 2:27pm

The anti-nuclear stance became unpopular so they became pro-nuclear in 2020.

vagabonder

2/26/21 2:30pm

Of the 26 dem candidates polled on nuclear 14 said either no and phase out or no

2/26/21 2:41pm

Nice goal that they can shift at any time

WP17

2/26/21 2:21pm

Sure hope the power grid doesn't go down anywhere.

Cougarclaw

2/26/21 2:21pm

Is this a brand new announcement? I keep getting these mixed up. Did GM make

4slyce

2/26/21 2:21pm

Good news.

vagabonder

2/26/21 2:24pm

So we have 14 years to figure out a better battery solution? Better get a movin'

Zak

2/26/21 2:27pm

Battery prices are nearly 10 times cheaper today than 10 years ago. The tech

2/26/21 2:32pm

Whatever. I love the idea of cars being restricted to 100-300 miles a day. Airlines will boom with the demand!

HuskerFan2

2/26/21 2:36pm

I have no doubt they'll figure all of that out.

Eddie

2/26/21 2:48pm

Let's hope. No reason the technology can;t be ready for that by then.

2/26/21 2:32pm

Red Barchetta looking prophetic. RIP Neil.

Great1Ute

2/27/21 10:45am

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