Monthly Archive: August 2024

EV battery costs dropped 90% in last 15 years

Mercedes-Benz Alabama battery factoryThe average price of a lithium-ion battery pack for a light-duty EV has decreased 90% over the past 15 years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates. In 2023, the DOE estimates pack prices averaged $139/kwh on a usable-energy basis for production at scale, meaning at least 100,000 units per year. That's still not quite at the magical...

These Olympics-Inspired Electric Motorbikes Are Golden

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! I’m not going to lie — I got totally sucked into the Olympics this year. It’s been a super fun couple of weeks of everything from ancient sports thousands of years old to new ... [continued]