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The Magic Number That Unlocks The Electric-Car Revolution

Battery packs that cost $100 per kilowatt-hour could speed up the end of the combustion engine

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When Will Electric Cars Reflect Gas Car Prices?
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A decade ago, some of the smartest minds at the U.S. Department of Energy set an ambitious goal: lower the cost of battery packs to $100 per kilowatt-hour from more than $1000 per kWh. If achieved, electric cars would reach cost parity with internal-combustion engine cars — unleashing a revolution.