Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). All prices are in real 2021 $, unless stated as nominal.) This marks a 6% drop from $140/kWh in 2020.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2021
US crude oil production averaged 11.3 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2020, down 935,000 b/d (8%) from the record annual average high of 12.2 The 2020 decrease in production was the largest annual decline in the EIA’s records. In January 2020, US crude oil production reached a peak of 12.8 million b/d.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
The price of US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is near its highest level since 2014, increasing rapidly from low prices in mid-2020 as demand returns faster than supply, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). million barrels at the end of January 2020 and increased to 532.7
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 13, 2020
On 4 December 2020, the LME cash price hit its highest level since March 2013, closing at US$7,742/t. (By Copper has charted an unlikely trajectory through 2020, notes Roskill. Copper prices since 1 Jan 2020. Copper prices since 1 Jan 2000. By 10 December, that dropped back to $7,712/t.)
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
While cobalt prices have shown positive signs of late, there are nuances within the market which highlight the key fundamentals that will likely decide cobalt’s future price trend—which is taking its cues less and less from the industrial metal supply chain, according to a new report from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2022
In 2021, coal exports from the United States increased by 23% to 85 million metric short tons (MMst) from 69 MMst in 2020, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). In 2021, the percentage of domestic coal production that was exported rose to 15%.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 23, 2022
After declining in 2020, the combined production of US fossil fuels (including natural gas, crude oil, and coal) increased by 2% in 2021 to 77.14 Of the total US fossil fuel production in 2021, dry natural gas accounted for 46%, the largest share. In 2020, US coal production had fallen to its lowest level since 1964.
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