"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
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Come on, it's not like there isn't sufficient motivation out there now and
it isn't coming from battlebots. If anyone comes up with a battery that
can power and automobile for 4 hours at highway speeds and is affordable
to produce they will be very wealthy.

If they can make one that is as efficient as a tank of gasoline they will
shortly become very, very wealthy.

I agree. It's on the way. Wasn't too long ago that terms like "lithium
ion" and "nickle metal hydride" were unheard of to the common consumer.

Five or six years ago your choices were Hawker Genesis-style Sealed Lead
Acid or custom-built NiCad battery arrays which is what we used. NiMH and
lithium ion weren't available or affordable but the proliferation of power
chairs, stuff like the Segway, electric scooters and so forth have really
pushed the demand for lightweigh, high performance batteries.

-c