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Another Tesla price cut possible thanks to plummeting lithium prices

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Hence, the price of EVs has become intertwined with the cost of lithium , which has slowly become cheaper thanks to massive investments worldwide. Several factors have likely helped push Chinese lithium to its meager price. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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Ford costs are ‘not competitive’ in China, announces sweeping changes

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This trouble has resulted in the Blue Oval instituting aggressive cost-cutting measures to improve operating efficiency and profitability in key segments. Now, Ford has unveiled yet another cost-cutting effort, this one aimed at making its Chinese offerings more competitive. What do you think of the article?

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Electric bus market and trends 

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The cost of the electric vehicles is more due to the cost of the battery that counts 40% of the electric bus. The average cost of the lithium-ion battery packs for large orders has fallen from about $600 a kilowatt-hour in 2015 to $150 a kilowatt-hour in 2020 according to the report of the ReportLinker.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

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He was therefore perfectly positioned to be the author of the definitive corporate history of the company he used to work for, in a book entitled IBM: The Rise and Fall and Reinvention of a Global Icon , which was published in 2019 by MIT Press. So it's nearly impossible to get the cost of manufacturing and sales down to a competitive level.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. The product also had to attract corporate customers, although it was unclear how many of those there would be. Corporate users who did not want to rely on their company's centralized data centers began turning to these new machines.

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

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Electric vehicles (EVs) have lower operating costs than conventional automobiles, but their initial cost is greater than their ICE cousins.    As we have mentioned in previous articles, the cost of EV batteries is linked to the higher price of EVs. Bringing Down Upfront Cost. Battery-as-a-Service.

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What Does It Take To Win The EV Race As A Country?

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In the last article we discussed ‘How to win the EV race’ as a company and today we are going to look at ‘How a Country can win the Electrification Race ‘ and get the most out of It. Some Chinese battery manufacturers include CATL, BYD, CALB, Guoxuan, and Sunwoda.

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