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.
Battery Technology is Expensive. Batteries to store and use electrical power are the most expensive single component of these cars, with the current cost of around $500 per kilowatt-hour. A Model S has around 60 kilowatt-hours of capacity, meaning that approximately $30,000, or 42.25%, of the sticker price is due to the battery packs.