Battery Developments

It is increasingly clear that the heart of this car, the debate surrounding it, and other potential cars for this market comes down to the Lthium-ion battery. Weve had some interesting comments about prohibitive costs; see it here.

We are also finding out that the Japanese are ahead of GM in bring these big batteries to market.

Two recent press releases give us more information:
1. 95 cells were delivered to UC Davis for use in developing a prototype plug-in Chevy Equinox. Read more.

2. Daimler-Chrysler announced that it is releasing 20 plug-in electric sprinters than can dirve 20 miles on electric only power, many of which are using Li-ion batteries. Read more.

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Posted by: Lyle