fuel and battery technology has improved significantly over the last decade, with little or no political pressure, and shows signs that it will continue to impr

fuel and battery technology has improved significantly over the last decade, with little or no political pressure, and shows signs that it will continue to improve. I expect that it would have improved more quickly with political pressure, yes The price reductions in all rare-earth based technologies come from governments and consumers alike turning a blind eye to the means with which they are extracted. Any political pressure to make those processes more environmentally friendly or less, umm, slavey, will make them more expensive.