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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

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How does Rivian plan to keep its rugged luxury feel at a lower price? The company’s design boss explains. Rivian wants to shake up the industry with its next-generation R2 electric vehicle. Starting at around $45,000, the R2 is expected to open up a new market of buyers.

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BloombergNEF annual battery price survey finds prices fell 6% from 2020 to 2021

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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.) At the cell level, average BEV prices were just $97/kWh.

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Rivian design boss shares how R2 builds off R1S and R1T at a lower price

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How does Rivian plan to keep its rugged luxury feel at a lower price? The company’s design boss explains. Rivian R2 design challenges present unique opportunity In less than 24 hours after revealing the smaller, more affordable R2, Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe said the new electric SUV earned over 68,000 reservations.

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2024 LEAF pricing starts at $28,140 for 149 miles of range

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The 2024 Nissan LEAF is on sale now with a starting manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $28,140. Dealer sets actual price. Prices and specs are subject to change without notice. MSRP excludes applicable tax, title, license fees and destination charges. Destination and handling $1,095.)

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UT El Paso-led team designs cactus-inspired low-cost, efficient water-splitting catalyst

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Current electrolysis techniques to split water rely heavily on platinum as a catalyst, which is very expensive and just not feasible to use on a large scale because of its price, said UTEP Mechanical Engineering Professor Ramana Chintalapalle, Ph.D., The material is described in a paper in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

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Electrify America introduces new pricing structure featuring kWh pricing in 23 states and DC; reduced rates for states with minute-based pricing

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Electrify America introduced a new pricing structure designed to provide electric vehicle (EV) owners with consistent and transparent rates across its public brand-neutral fast-charging network. Kilowatt-Hour Pricing—Rates as Low as $0.31 Plus, all session fees have been eliminated. Cents Per kWh. Rates start at $0.31

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Fliteboard unveils clever new design to drastically cut electric surfboard prices

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Electric surfboards and hydrofoil boards are some of the most fun you can have on the water, but their high prices have often limited their reach to those with boat money. Today, Fliteboard announced a new line of lower-cost models known as the Flite AIR to help make electric surfboards more accessible to a broader market.

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