Battery Type |
Cost $ per Wh |
Wh/kg |
---|---|---|
Lead-acid | $0.17 | 41 |
Alkaline long-life | $0.19 | 110 |
Carbon-zinc | $0.31 | 36 |
NiMH | $0.99 | 95 |
NiCad | $1.50 | 39 |
Lithium-ion | $0.47 | 128 |
Gasoline | $0.0001 | 10250 |
Costs of lithium-ion batteries are falling rapidly in the race to develop new electric vehicles. The $0.47 price per watt-hour above is for the Nissan Leaf automobile, and they predict a target cost of $0.37 per watt-hour. Tesla Automobiles uses a smaller battery pack, and they are optimistic about reaching a price of $0.20 per watt-hour in the near future.
source of above: http://www.allaboutbatteries.com/Battery-Energy.html