I don't think this is the right comparison unit. $230 is the capital, up-front cost per KWH for the car. 4.5 cents would be some kind of 20 year operational usage cost. It still seems hard to make money at that price though. How many cycles can you get from a Li car battery?
On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 2:11 AM Rory Conaway <[email protected]> wrote: > Considering that battery costs right now are at $230 per KWH for electric > cars, I’m kind of not buying that. > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince > *Sent:* Sunday, June 4, 2017 11:08 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] This Is the Biggest News in Electricity Since the > LightBulb -- Seriously > > > > The monumental breakthrough is the cost per KWH. They're saying 4.5 cents > per KWH. That is a big deal. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 6/4/2017 1:25 PM, Jeremy wrote: > > Apparently 'solar-plus' is just the process of storing energy in large > banks of batteries and then using it during peak hours when energy costs > more. I am not finding the monumental breakthrough here.... > > > > On Jun 4, 2017 10:11 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I heard about these giant rubber bands... > > > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > On 6/3/2017 7:00 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: > > It doesn’t say how they are storing the energy. > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > > *Sent:* Saturday, June 03, 2017 3:20 PM > > *To:* Animal Farm > > *Subject:* [AFMUG] This Is the Biggest News in Electricity Since the > LightBulb -- Seriously > > > > > https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fool.com%2Finvesting%2F2017%2F06%2F03%2Fthis-is-the-biggest-news-in-electricity-since-the.aspx#pt0-845273 > > > > >
