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To: Road Walker who wrote (345062)	7/31/2007 3:35:14 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 1576164

I'm not saying there is a conspiracy against EVs... but there sure is a huge industry with a vested interest in the status quo. Without a doubt, but the big players will jump in with both feet when some of the new startups start gaining market share with EVs. * * *

To: Road Walker who wrote (345062)	7/31/2007 6:21:02 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576164

"Taking a lot of time... the first autos were electric." Battery technology has always been the limiting factor. Even in the early days. And there was, as best, incremental improvement until very recently. It really wasn't until notebook computers started to be used regularly that things really started to change. A lot of the early notebooks used gel cell lead-acid batteries. But, they were extremely unsuited for notebooks and NiCads weren't a lot better. NiMH were better, and the market pull meant there was a lot of investment put into LiION batteries to make them practical. And despite LiIONs packing enough energy to make them a fire and/or explosion hazard, it still isn't enough. Which is why if EEStor can get their idea off the ground, things will change pretty quickly. If they can really get the energy densities they are talking about, and produce them reliably, it will be a revolutionary product. But, there are a lot of 'ifs' there....