Re: OT: Battery Technology Update

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:10:10 -0400 Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>The 70 kWatt battery pack goes 250 miles with a 10 minute recharge time. 
>  Now we're talking about something that can be useful for the average 
>person.  I bet the recharge cost would be less than three dollars.

A 70KW battery would cost about 7 bucks to charge in a perfect world,
figuring 10 cents a KW. Given that the charger will not be 100% efficient,
it would cost even more.