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Comment on Ask HN: What are the signs a piece of technology will become commoditized?

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- When there is a bunch of people on the internet discussing it.

- When you can buy the components on Alibaba for a fraction of the publicy known price

Example: electric powertrain for cars. You could convert your car in a pure electric one for less than 4000USD by buying the motor & controller on the internet. And 22kWh worth of batteries (18650) for less than 6000USD. Very interesting stuff!

for less than 4000USD

I'm assuming this isn't including paid labor and you're doing the engine/tranny swap yourself? Do you have any links to people doing this?

Here's my favorite:

https://endless-sphere.com/

Thanks!

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