What they found was that the cost of battery backs for electric vehicles has decreased from about $1,000 per kWh in 2007 to about $450 per kWh in 2014. And that's taking all battery electric vehicle manufacturers into account. When you separate out the largest companies making electric vehicles, the cost reductions get even more dramatic. â[T]he cost of battery packs used by market-leading BEV manufacturers are even lower, at US$300 per kWh,â the researchers added.
Depending on whether you file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, the bankruptcy will fall off your report in ten or seven years. However, if none of your accounts are more than ten years old, a bankruptcy may effectively put you in the same spot as an 18-year old with no credit history.
According to Experian, some types of delinquent accounts, such as unpaid tax liens, can stay on your report for as long as 10 years. Bankruptcy usually results in the most dramatic hit to your credit score because each account associated with a bankruptcy also impacts your credit score. However, you can recover from bankruptcy, even though it stays on your credit report for seven to 10 years. Through discipline and patience, your past credit mistakes will eventually drop from your credit report â as long as you can show that youâve learned from your past.