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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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It’s used in billions of laptops, cellphones, power tools, and cars. Up to that time, the best rechargeable battery had been nickel cadmium, which put out a maximum of 1.3 Kuribayashi didn’t give many more details in his book, simply writing that by visiting Sony, he hoped to “confirm the battery technology.”

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required).

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