Comments on: U.S. Nanowire Lithium-ion Battery Expert Gets a $10 Million Grant…From Saudi Arabia? http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug Atkins http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/#comment-75929 Doug Atkins Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:26:16 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1016#comment-75929 I've commented on all this stuff before. But if the same folks who mucked up our financial system get their hands on this, they'll surely screw it up too. Then they'll be asking for another bailout. I’ve commented on all this stuff before. But if the same folks who mucked up our financial system get their hands on this, they’ll surely screw it up too. Then they’ll be asking for another bailout.

]]> By: Don Harmon http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/#comment-37582 Don Harmon Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:04:54 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1016#comment-37582 I just don't get the last poster's logic? If the Saudis wanted to forestall the development of battery technology why throw $10 M. at a researcher ? That is a pittance for them. If they truly wished to do what you say, the could afford to buy any Patents he has or any real research for whatever they felt it was worth. Conspiracy theorists abound these days, and this kind of speculation just makes no sense. Don Harmon I just don’t get the last poster’s logic? If the Saudis wanted to forestall the development of battery technology why throw $10 M. at a researcher ? That is a pittance for them. If they truly wished to do what you say, the could afford to buy any Patents he has or any real research for whatever they felt it was worth.

Conspiracy theorists abound these days, and this kind of speculation just makes no sense.

Don Harmon

]]> By: dexter bland http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/#comment-37581 dexter bland Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:53:38 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1016#comment-37581 I think people are being naive if they believe that there is no ulterior motive by the Saudis here. They currently control a market worth hundreds of billions, EVs are a direct threat to this market, if only they could beat the range limitations imposed by the battery. Though I'm sure they are bright enough to know that they can't keep this kind of technology in the box for ever, they will do whatever they can to forestall the day of reckoning. As a previous poster pointed out, they only need to push it back by a couple of hours to make this little investment pay off. In deterring others from bringing it to market they will have achieved that. I think people are being naive if they believe that there is no ulterior motive by the Saudis here. They currently control a market worth hundreds of billions, EVs are a direct threat to this market, if only they could beat the range limitations imposed by the battery.

Though I’m sure they are bright enough to know that they can’t keep this kind of technology in the box for ever, they will do whatever they can to forestall the day of reckoning. As a previous poster pointed out, they only need to push it back by a couple of hours to make this little investment pay off. In deterring others from bringing it to market they will have achieved that.

]]> By: JBFALASKA http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/#comment-37471 JBFALASKA Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:59:29 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1016#comment-37471 Take straight aim at this point - electricity is the next oil. The Sauds are already moving in on our electric utility ownership. Check out the behind the scenes ownership of the electric grid through the sovereign funds and the Private Equity funds they use as pawns. Take straight aim at this point – electricity is the next oil. The Sauds are already moving in on our electric utility ownership. Check out the behind the scenes ownership of the electric grid through the sovereign funds and the Private Equity funds they use as pawns.

]]> By: Tod http://gm-volt.com/2008/04/12/us-silicon-nanowire-battery-expert-gets-a-10-million-grantfrom-saudi-arabia/#comment-37440 Tod Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:32:22 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1016#comment-37440 It looks like investing in the future to me. Some day Saudi Arabia will be dry, and they are always looking for ways to retain the growth of wealth after the oil money dries up. I am sure they are looking at the fact that as oil goes up in price, people will be looking for ways to cut the use of oil and come up with other ways of producing energy. They are smart enough to see that by having the control of some of these technologies they will be able to continue to reap the most money out of energy expenditures. This is why oil companies invest in battery tech, and the Saudis invest in nanowire tech. It makes sense. It looks like investing in the future to me. Some day Saudi Arabia will be dry, and they are always looking for ways to retain the growth of wealth after the oil money dries up. I am sure they are looking at the fact that as oil goes up in price, people will be looking for ways to cut the use of oil and come up with other ways of producing energy.

They are smart enough to see that by having the control of some of these technologies they will be able to continue to reap the most money out of energy expenditures.

This is why oil companies invest in battery tech, and the Saudis invest in nanowire tech. It makes sense.

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