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A comment on Residual Value: Electric Batteries vs. Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles. Parent comment
Things like double digit subsidies and grants for eco-* stuffs in China and EU distort the picture.
What it means is that biggest Chinese EV makers with big enough GR-office can get cells for 20% of what is a wholesale price for Western buyer.
Chinese complain that 2kw/h battery packs for scooters cost $400 retail. They probably don't know how much they cost in US.
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Things like double digit subsidies and grants for eco-* stuffs in China and EU distort the picture.
What it means is that biggest Chinese EV makers with big enough GR-office can get cells for 20% of what is a wholesale price for Western buyer.
Chinese complain that 2kw/h battery packs for scooters cost $400 retail. They probably don't know how much they cost in US.