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To: i-node who wrote (740842)	9/21/2013 12:46:20 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576600

New Tesla patent: 400-mile battery pack using metal-air & lithium-ion batteries By CleanTechnica rawstory.com Saturday, September 21, 2013 7:23 EDT <a href="http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/19/new-tesla-patent-400-mile-battery-pack-using-metal-air-lithium-ion-batteries/" target="_blank" . Tesla Motors is exclusively an electric car maker, with Elon Musk expressing disdain for cars like the Chevy Volt and BMW i3, which pack gas-powered range-extenders. But Tesla may be working on a different kind of hybrid; a hybrid battery pack that could extend the range of cars like the Tesla Model S by up to 40%, allowing for 400 miles of driving between charges. A report by Global Equities Research shows that Tesla recently filed patents 20130187591 and 20130181511, which describe a combination lithium-ion and metal-air battery pack. This hybrid battery pack would primarily use the lithium-ion side, only drawing power from the metal-air battery pack on extended journeys. Metal-air batteries, which use oxygen as an electrode, have a shorter lifetime when exposed to regular charging, but use more common elements like zinc or aluminum that drastically reduce battery costs. Drivers would use the lithium-ion battery for daily use, and would either select the secondary battery, or have it automatically switch over on extended trips. A hybrid battery of this type could offer Tesla customers greater driving ranges, while not drastically increasing costs. There’s also mention of a mode whereby the metal-air battery would charge the lithium-ion battery, which powers the car’s systems. 95% of driving consist of short jaunts no more than 90 miles per day, but the option of going 400 or more miles on a single charge could open up the world of electric vehicles to a much wider audience. For now though, Tesla will still rely on Panasonic for batteries, as they have a four-year, 80,000 unit contract with the Japanese tech giant. But going forward from there, who’s to say Tesla doesn’t deploy ground-breaking battery technology of its own? This could be a peek at the future, folks.

To: i-node who wrote (740842)	9/21/2013 3:07:43 PM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576600

Obamacare did NOTHING to control costs; costs are higher than ever. Elmendorf specifically mentioned the subsidies under Obamacare as major contributor to budgetary distress. I believe the level of subsidies when all is said and done will be just ASTOUNDING........there are simply not enough rich people or brain dead young people to keep this monstrosity afloat..........in less than 2 weeks, I'll start finding out the details.