Electric vehicles likely to equal petrol cars in price this year: Report

Sticker prices for electric vehicles (EVs) are falling closer to the point at which they could soon be on a par with gasoline cars. 

Increased competition, government incentives and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making EVs more affordable.

The tipping point when EVs become as cheap or cheaper than cars with internal combustion engines could arrive this year for mass market models and is already the case for some luxury vehicles.

Prices are likely to continue trending lower as Tesla, General Motors, Ford Motor and their battery suppliers ramp up new factories, reaping the cost savings that come from