Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades

Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by Tade0 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @09:31PM (#26686230)

One kWh of batteries generally requires around 200g of lithium. Both by weight and price it's a crucial, but small component, so unless it suffered a 10x hike, its price isn't relevant.

Meanwhile LiFePO4 batteries, which are currently the most popular chemistry(at least in China), contain no cobalt whatsoever.

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by wpietri on Sunday April 04, 2021 @12:21PM (#26690723)

Other analysts differ on whether these things will impact the retail price. But you make my point for me: this is an extremely complex problem, and making any simple assumption about future price is a mistake.

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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by AtlasBarfed on Sunday April 04, 2021 @10:16PM (#26694665)

Or Nickel, the other limiting factor to top-end batteries.

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