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CATL expects to sell batteries at $60 kWh or less in mid-2024, that 12 months ago it sold for $125 kWh. With further predicted price falls, this will knock $5,000 off the cost to make EVs by 2025. (cnevpost.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends where you live. IIRC California made it more difficult to have solar installed. Where I am there is a cap on the size of installation I can get, and how much I can produce.

Yes the technology is there and it’s great, but regulatory capture is still a huge problem.

[–] RubberElectrons 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Goddamn PG&E, and soCal Edison are responsible for that.

"Ooo we're in the business of making money, not paying homeowners for generating it with their own panels" bitch shut the fuck up.

[–] Anticorp 2 points 11 months ago

Corporations have been holding back progress with bought and paid for legislation for centuries.