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Politics : Politics of Energy
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To: Road Walker who wrote (5987)3/25/2009 5:25:03 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 86355
 
What was the cost of the original desktop PC?

The original desktop PC was just that, original. If it had cost $16,000 (in nominal dollars it cost a lot less, but depending on what your considering the first desktop PC, it might be more when adjusted for inflation), and there where other PCs available for much less, than it probably wouldn't have gained much traction.

Or if your point is only that costs of items can drop by a lot, well that's true, but the PC is one of the strongest examples of this (at least if you adjust for capability, and its not a bad example even if you don't), there isn't a good reason to think the prices of batteries will fall nearly as much.

None of which means I think there should be some centralized decision to abandon things like the Volt and its battery pack. If it has a market it has a market. As long as people are willing to pay the price for it with their own money I don't care much whether it costs 16 cents or 16 million dollars.
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