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Battery Costs Just Plunged 70% — This Changes Everything (www.youtube.com)
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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 43 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Battery prices have collapsed by nearly 70% over the past few years

Why is he saying JUST plunged to imply a massive breakthrough

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

The clicks yo. The clicks.

[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Got a link I can click?

[–] Tiresia@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] youcantreadthis@quokk.au 1 points 4 days ago

I hate you you're beautiful fuck off

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Cool. Where can I buy one?

[–] JerkyChew@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

We're definitely seeing the price drops at the consumer level - 5kWh server-rack-style batteries are below $800 for UL listed models, which is nuts.

Used EV batteries are getting really cheap too, you can get as much as 80kWh for around five grand and use an open source BMS to use it for home storage.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

5kWh server-rack-style batteries are below $800 for UL listed models

got a source for that? I'd be very interested in it.

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ok, but can I use these batteries as RAM?

[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, but it's very slow.