Campaigning for health, justice, sustainability, peace, and democracy. Genetic Engineering. GMO = Genetically Modified Organism. GMOs are created in a lab, by inserting a gene from one organism into another unrelated organism, producing plants and animals that would never occur in nature.
1 Expect to pay $20-$60 for a shelf-model trickle charger (also called a car battery maintainer) to keep a 12V car battery from being depleted by non-use or for charging a small battery on a motorcycle, ATV or golf cart.
One of the auto industryâs most closely guarded secretsâthe enormous cost of batteries for electric carsâhas spilled out. Speaking at a forum on green technology on Monday, Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Alan Mulally indicated battery packs for the companyâs Focus electric car costs between $12,000 and $15,000 apiece.n the past, auto makers and battery makers have been reluctant to disclose the cost per kilowatt hour. Analysts have made projections that battery costs are between $500 and $1,000 per kilowatt-hour.