Costs are high now and will be there for a while. They may come down but also have the chance of increasing should Lithium become hard to get. My crystal ball is not clear enough to know what they will cost in 5 years but I do hope they are much cheaper then now.
As for who will be able to afford batteries and EV's.
Well think about it. How many people actually make more than $50k a year and what size family do they support? My guess is that batteries will continue to be a rich mans product until they can be found for $50/kWh.
As for EV's. Maybe when they are mass produced for less than $20,000 (without rebates) and can go 200+ miles on a charge you will start to see more US customers. But until then the EV is just too expensive for the every day operator.
As for who will be able to afford batteries and EV's.
Well think about it. How many people actually make more than $50k a year and what size family do they support? My guess is that batteries will continue to be a rich mans product until they can be found for $50/kWh.
As for EV's. Maybe when they are mass produced for less than $20,000 (without rebates) and can go 200+ miles on a charge you will start to see more US customers. But until then the EV is just too expensive for the every day operator.
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