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researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China developed all-solid-state batteries that match cutting-edge performance at just 4 per cent of the cost.

www.scmp.com Could Chinese EV battery tech offer top-class service at fraction of cost?

Performance of all-solid-state device developed by Chinese researchers akin to that of advanced varieties, findings published in Nature Communications say.

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Percent is not two words.
- The one-word percent is standard in American English. Percent is not absent from other varieties of English, but most publications still prefer the two-word per cent. The older forms per-cent, per cent. (per cent followed by a period), and the original per centum have mostly disappeared from the language (although the latter sometimes appears in legal writing).
  
  Ah in your country it’s two words. If you don’t mind me asking, what country are you from?
  
  I'm from Canada, and I see both usages. As the article says, colloquial usage tends to be one word, but legalese usage will sometimes use two. In this case, I just took it straight from the article though.
  
  Ah nice. Enjoy your 100 per cent maple syrup.
- Upvoting since I came searching for this after struggling to understand what battery could possibly be made 4 for $0.01 before it finally clicked for me how to properly read the title. Learned something new too, thanks for asking so I didn’t.

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