Reply #69: And that is true only because these batteries are not mass produced

[zeemike]

Like the gas engine is...or the plastic fuel tank.
It is not the cost of materials that makes the battery expensive so what then is it?
but compare the electric motor to the gas motor...electric motor...one moving part....Gas motor...hundreds of them. not to mention the materials that make them up...and the mass.
And even the electric motors themselves would be much cheaper if they were made in a factory with a production line.
And then there is the things you don't need in an EV...like the gas tank but also a transmission, drive shaft, differential, and expensive catalytic converter which uses platinum and exhaust system...in fact the underside of the car could be a smooth surface and would reduce drag.

Nope I don't buy the meme that EVs are more expencive...sorry.