Energy Storage Market to Hit $44B by 2015

The prospects for energy storage technologies have been getting a lot of media lately, and it seems that this won't be slowing down. The market for batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells targeting transportation and smart grid applications will more than double from $21.4B in 2010 to $44.4B in 2015. The report stated that the electric vehicle storage technology market will nearly double from $7.7B in 2010 to 14.5B in 2015. I find it quite interesting that the market for electronic bike (e-bike) and scooter batteries will lead the way, growing from $6.4B in 2010 to $10.9B in 2015. It is said that e-bikes and scooters will drive the biggest growth in batteries for the next 5 years.

Does anyone else think that it could be possible that e-bikes and scooters will so popular in years to come?

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