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Old 08-13-2009, 04:01 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by PolarBear View Post
Actually the reason the supposed price of this car is so much because of the costly metal to produce the batteries. Lithium is not a cheap metal to mine or refine. it is a low percentage compared to other metals and is expensive. The battery alone will probably be a large portion of the cost of the vehicle. You compare a hybrid manufacture to this car and it should be close in price minus the battery.
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