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Transcript: High Cost Of Batteries Affects Price Of Electric Car
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- September 21, 2009
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ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
09-21-2009
High Cost Of Batteries Affects Price Of Electric Car
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 20:00-21:00 PM
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
And now to take this conversation beyond the lab. David Kiley joins us from our bureau in New York. He is senior correspondent for BusinessWeek and the author of several books on the auto industry. Welcome to the program, David.
Mr. DAVID KILEY (Senior Correspondent, BusinessWeek): Thanks for having me.
SIEGEL: Let's start with sticker shock first. The much anticipated Chevy Volt would cost a whopping $40,000. Why?
Mr. KILEY: Well, it's because of the cost of the battery itself. I mean this is really a battery on ...