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Old 3rd August 2008, 13:26
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Flecc

If that's the case, why are lithium batteries so expensive? Could we expect to see them become cheaper as demand rises?

Jon
It's not the constituents but a combination of their complexity, production setup costs and for e-bikes, the relatively small scale of production with assembly all by hand that makes them expensive. It's widely expected that they will reduce in price in a couple of years time.

To see how complex their circuitry is compared with most battery types, have a look at this page on one of my sites.
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