bmc.v - nickel above 16 and Brilliant hasn't traded a share yet today? ... amazing
On lithium - this year i bought a hammerdrill/driver, Milwaukee V-28 model, excellent little machine and one of the best things about it is the lithium-ion battery pack, it's lighter and higher capacity than any ni-cad battery could possibly be, does a surprising amount of work on a charge [one thing i was doing was drilling half-inch holes in old concrete, very tough stuff, got six of these six inches deep on a charge], also the power stays strong until it's discharged, doesn't get limp starting at half-way like ni-cad ... plus the batteries take full charge much faster, one hour or less, and there's no memory problem, you don't have to screw around discharging it fully before plugging it in
So i'm pretty sold on lithium-ion ... the exploding Sony ones were due to faulty construction, bits of metal where it shouldn't have been, as i understand ... what i'd like now is an electric pickup, 200km range, 800kg payload including driver, four wheel drive, built to last, li-ion battery pack made so that it's completely recyclable, every two years or so you exchange it for a new one, they unseal the case and re-organise all the components, button it back up, paint it maybe, and exchange it to somebody else ... not holding my breath waiting though, stuff like this makes too much sense even for the japanese nowadays, they even stopped making those great little 80s toyota pickups |
