Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. Lots going on with batteries now, as John O’Dell’s piece below illustrates. that got the nod. John O’Dell, Senior Editor - October 23, 2008, 12:58 PM.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

For the standard version, Tesla plans to use a battery that can recharge at a typical 220V outlet in about four hours. Earlier this month, researchers from MIT said they had developed a process that within three years could lead to electric car batteries able to recharge in as little as five minutes. I asked Mike Omotoso, J.D.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. One wonders if the recent headway at MIT in building lithium ion cells using ?virus? Engineering proptypes enjoy a tax break. Interesting in any case.

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