This study examines progress in attributes and prices of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to analyse in which market segments long range BEVs can be produced at comparable cost to conventional cars.
Electric car on charge. Photo: MJ_Prototype / Getty Images.
The authors assessed 48 models available to consumers since 199, collecting data on attributes, weight and vehicle prices, and also analysed recent progress in battery pack costs. On this basis the authors modelled the share of BEV vehicle price that is related to the battery pack, and estimate when it would be possible to produce a BEV with a 200 mile range in a given price percentile.
The authors find that:
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