tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post8229590159684981140..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: Battery Prices FallingJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-49322963965998745942015-04-09T16:06:36.816-04:002015-04-09T16:06:36.816-04:00I was under the impression that the rare earth ele...I was under the impression that the rare earth elements most significant batteries require were going UP in price?<br /><br />We've had batteries as a technology for a rather long time, and while there have periodically been increases in capacity and efficiency, we haven't yet made staggering leaps and bounds in that field. So what's changed now?<br /><br />Are these lower prices indicative of more efficient battery design / production? Or is the cost of materials itself actually going down? If the latter, is it going to be a lasting trend - id est, is our supply of such elements growing somehow, via new sources or perhaps better recycling? Or is the drop in cost just a weird quirk of markets, a temporary dip caused by something like local conditions in China or whatever?G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com