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The last major advance in battery technology was more than 25 years ago. That was the invention of the Lithium ion battery. Unless a new major breakthrough comes along that enables high voltage/high energy batteries used to propel electric vehicles comes along, we're sure to see the end of electric vehicles.

This country needs a "manhattan project" to create the next new battery technology if we're ever to get to electric vehicles. (And I know a few people at Argonne National Labs, 30 minutes from my home doing just that. Even they say it'll take years, perhaps decades to achieve.)

68 posted on 02/16/2013 3:25:58 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))

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Unless a new major breakthrough comes along that enables high voltage/high energy batteries used to propel electric vehicles and recharge them within minutes comes along, we're sure to see the end of electric vehicles.

69 posted on 02/16/2013 3:27:21 PM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))