Re: OT: Battery Technology Update

Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thomas Hart wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:10:10 -0400 Michael Johnson <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote in Message id: <DIWdnQXoJLOYd0janZ2dnUVZ_vWtnZ2d@[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.
> 
> Still a bargain though.

The real breakthrough IMO is the 2nd link:
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6226196.html

If batteries can hold a charge for up to ten times their current rate, 
then one of the last major barriers for all-electric vehicles has just 
been removed.