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02 The hard cell

HE HOLY GRAIL for EV battery manufacturers was always the ability to bring a battery to market at US$100 per kWh. At this point, we were informed, building an EV would cost a car manufacturer less than building an ICE vehicle. Achieving that seems to have been two years away for the last six years and, as of 2022 according to the US Department of Energy, the pricetag per kWh

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