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Cash for Volts?

Revenge of the Electric Car

. “A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. A coalition of auto makers, battery manufacturers, utility operators and shipping companies wants the U.S. Despite a high upfront cost, operating an electric vehicle is cheap, costing 2.5 Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)

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NETL investigating researching chemistries for large-scale battery- and supercapacitor-based grid energy storage systems

Green Car Congress

High-energy density magnesium batteries for smart electrical grids. Magnesium-based batteries are an attractive alternative to other batteries, such as lithium (Li) batteries, because magnesium (Mg) is cheap, safe to use, and its compounds are usually non-toxic. Earlier post.)