On Mar 1, 1:24*pm, Matt wrote:
Check this out. *Does it mean we might actually have capable electric
self-launchers in the near future?

http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/env...electric-cars/

A better article: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39806/?p1=A1

Envia Systems has very good credentials so it's worth taking them
seriously. However, as MIT-R says, the durability needs to improve by
at least 3x. Even if this doesn't work out, with so many labs working
on batteries, it's almost inevitable someone will come up with a game
changing breakthrough.