This is not nearly as important as you might think. That's because lithium is only a very small part of the cost of a lithium-ion battery. Most of it is production expenses. These have been dropping steadily (the price of li-ion batteries went down 35% in the last year alone) due to improved design, more efficient manufacturing technologies, and economies of scale.
This is not nearly as important as you might think. That's because lithium is only a very small part of the cost of a lithium-ion battery. Most of it is production expenses. These have been dropping steadily (the price of li-ion batteries went down 35% in the last year alone) due to improved design, more efficient manufacturing technologies, and economies of scale.