Not trying to be snarky here, but wasn't this Elon Musk's entire thesis on Tesla's success by bringing the massive produced EV (aka Model 3) affordable and all-

Not trying to be snarky here, but wasn't this Elon Musk's entire thesis on Tesla's success by bringing the massive produced EV (aka Model 3) affordable and all-around better than conventional ICEs? https://futurism.com/analyst-questions-elon-musks-10-year-ev-prediction-is-it-achievable https://futurism.com/analyst-questions-elon-musks-10-year-ev... This article was dated in 2017 but I am pretty sure Musk mentioned "economy of scale" will bring down the cost of lithium batteries which in turn make the massively produced EVs like Model 3 more affordable. https://www.tesla.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me https://www.tesla.com/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-j... Dated 2006 (not directly mentioning of cost of Lithium batteries though).