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What Causes Electric Scooters to Be Expensive in India?

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New revolt RV 400 is priced around ?101,470, 101,470, Some of them cost even more. The new Bajaj Chetak will cost you more than ?12,5000. Ather 450X comes with a price tag above ?140,000. The first one is to purchase high-priced cobalt and lithium, gain knowledge and expertise, then manufacture the battery in-house.

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Rough road for EV industry

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Lithium prices continue to rise, and no new domestic lithium sources have yet to be established. Even Tesla, despite its substantial efforts to hold the line on affordability, has suffered from the effects of war, supply chain disruptions and the rising costs of raw materials. Tesla isn’t the only EV manufacturer facing these hurdles.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most of the worlds Lithium is located in Bolivia, 50% plus. Which means we would be extremely vunerable to Bolivia for our transportation needs, to a degree which we have never been to a foreign country. Bolivia is no friend of the USA. Finally there may be new energy storage that requires less lithium.

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