John Doerr, venture capitalist and chairman of Kleiner Perkins, outlines the specific target key results for electric vehicle cost parity from his climate plan Speed & Scale.
“This is key result one dot one to achieve price performance parity with internal combustion engine vehicles in the US by 2024. That means they cost 35,000 dollars and in India and China importantly by 2030 where the cost target has to be 11,000 dollars.”
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