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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (10815)	7/7/2009 12:51:46 PM
From: enginer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86355

zpowerbattery.com claims silver-zinc batteries have 40% more capacity than Lithium ion, and are less likely to 'explode'. I understand Apple has a product using them under development. Note that silver, a chunk of my portfolios, is increasing in industrial uses, easily replacing the fall off from photography. Copper is again being used for automotive evaporator cores, to eliminate the "Mold" smell you get when you first fire up your Toyota A/C. I think organic silver might be even more effective as a moldicide.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (10815)	7/7/2009 2:28:14 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 86355

There are plenty of sites that show what the history of batteries has been. However, one example of battery evolution that you should be familiar with is the one from NiCad to Li-ion batteries. Pray tell... where does the future lie with battery technology? You tell me. All I can tell you for certain is that battery technology will improve with investment. I already read about many new potential battery chemistries that may one day be the successor technology for Lithium ion. In addition, there is the potential for ultra capacitors to do the trick for EVs. It's always hard to tell exactly which technology will one, but it's always easy to say that technology will inevitably improve over time with investment. I believe there will be plenty of investment, because there is massive demand for long lived, efficient batteries for everything electronic, including EVs. And why can't we wait? We are waiting. Lithium will most likely go with the launch of the current batch of EVs and them some other technology will prove to be cheaper and more efficient and EVs will move away from lithium. It's all part of a natural evolution of things.