[nathanbedford]

I recall a few months ago an article on these threads describing a "breakthrough" by Toshiba in lithium-ion batteries which the company describes as being the perfect for for automobiles. These batteries are supposed to be capable of being charged in the briefest of time, shorter than the time normally required to fill your tank. I followed the technology for a short time in the hopes of making an investment but lost track. Posters here more knowledgeable than I speculated on the size of the "firehose" which would be required to produce such a volume of charging power.

Whether lithium-ion or capacitors it occurs that nuclear reactors present the best option for producing the juice. Am I on track here?

[RHINO369]

Nuclear reactors should work out but the regulation costs are monumental. In Illinois we have 60% nuclear power and still have high electricity rates. To convert all automobile energy needs to nuclear would require alot of new plants.

If I were President I'd suggest creating a national reactor type. Then build dozens upon dozens of the same design all over the country. With one design the construction and regulation costs would be much lower.

In the next 50-100 years we'll probably be using fusion reactors anyway so we might never switch to nuclear fission reactors at all.