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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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According to Ceder, the compound, known as lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4), has a crystal structure that creates “perfectly sized tunnels for lithium to move through,&# allowing the team to reach “ridiculously fast charging rates.&# » See also: Nissan Planning Electric Car Battery Plant in Portugal » Get Gas 2.0

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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on CO 2 vehicle standards could reduce the price of oil mdf on Environmental Transport Association blasts proposed car scrapping scheme in UK Jeff Grant on Nissan adds flex-fuel version of the Versa. - a key Randy C.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Companies like ECOtality are already working with Nissan, which seems to have given up on battery swapping. It works with current customer habits quite well. Home charging will have its place as a back-up, but battery swapping is too impractical and costly. Reply ↓ ↑ report 15 Ken 2:04AM (4/10/2009) I want to charge at home.