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Inside Clean Energy: Battery Prices Are Falling Again, and That’s a Good Thing
Cheaper batteries add to the economic case for EVs, even if some U.S. auto dealers are still figuring out how to sell the models.
By Dan Gearino
Optimists about the shift to clean transportation often talk about a double benefit: Electric vehicles have almost zero emissions and soon they also will be less expensive than their gasoline counterparts.
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State of Play
Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.