Renault CEO doubtful on price parity for EVs and combustion vehicles

[voyager]

De Meo said that the platform for small electric cars costs about 30 to 35 percent less than the compact architecture used by the Megane E-tech.
Despite this, the price of these small EVs will remain considerably higher than combustion models of the same size.

Renault's de Meo doubtful on price parity for EVs and combustion vehicles

Luca de Meo believes that despite cost savings through better battery chemistry and improved electronics, EVs will remain more expensive than combustion cars due to high raw material costs.

europe.autonews.com

 

[ThomasD]

Lithium prices are going higher. Not sure about other metals.

Lithium price jumps to fresh all-time high

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says spot market pricing will feed through to long term contracts signed by automakers.

www.mining.com