Yep, those parts are BS, imo.
I don’t see anything new in the Lincoln whatsoever.
http://www.thisisjustcool.com/cool-people/johnathan-goodwin-the-mpg-rock-star/
“Jonathan Goodwin, the auto conversion phenom who likes to tinker with Hummers and Lincolns and make them behave downright green. His current project is converting the ultimate gas guzzler — 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV convertible — into potentially a 100 MPG hybrid.
“It will run a 120 miles just on pure electric power,” he said, adding that the car will contain two dozen lithium ion batteries operating at 426 volts. A small diesel will recharge the batteries power a large generator to provide the juice. He’ll also use regenerative braking to help keep the batteries charged.
In fact, the batteries will be so powerful, they can provide “Vehicle to Grid (VTG)” electricity to power buildings when the car is stationary, claims Goodwin. One wonders about the safety of such a power-laden vehicle. Expense, too. Goodwin says VTG technology was developed in the early 1990s from the development of electric cars”
Each lithium-ion cell has a potential of 2.7-4.23volts depending on state of charge; currently cell size is limited by application.
We would need a lot more in the way of specs for this battery pack to evaluate it absent bench testing.
I just bought a Ryobi 12V rated battery operated drill with two batteries, a sophisticated charger and a carrying bag from Home Depot for $79.95.
After about 20 minutes of heavy duty screw turning the battery is still strong and holding a charge - unlike Ni-cad batteries which forced me to retire my old Kawasaki 19.2v drill that never ran 20 minutes doing anything.
It took 45 minutes each to charge the partially charged batteries per instructions and when the second battery was fully charged the charger went to a steady green indicator light which remains brightly on since 6/8/08.
I couldn’t be more satisfied at this point except for the “more-power” syndrome.