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Technology Stocks : Microsoft Corp. - Moderated (MSFT)
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (12907)9/8/2006 5:12:18 PM
From: Brian Sullivan  Read Replies (2) of 19790
 
The vehicles cost about $35,000 or about double what buyers would pay for a gas-powered model.
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That extra price is the battery. Lithium isn't cheap.


And as we now know Lithium batteries have a tendency to explode and burn. Using them in a automobile is likely to expose more exploding battery issues and the cost of a recall for electric automobiles would be enormous.

I would assume that Lizzie is already driving around SV in a Toyota Prius or equivalent.
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