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To: Dennis V. who wrote (7302)	1/21/1999 7:59:00 PM
From: Dennis V.	Respond to of 27311

More thoughts on lithium metal batteries... It's occurred to me that the principal reason Moltech and LITH batteries are so light is because of the extreme low weight of the lithium electrodes and absence of metal grids.(duh!). Lithium is so light that the raw metal could theoretically float on water(but don't try it at home). However, the relatively high energy to weight ratio is not matched by a correspondingly high energy to volume. In other words, based on the calculations that I've done, these things seem to take up a lot of room. Compared to what, you say. Well, if the specs for the Hanil battery are as reported in the Korea Times, the energy to weight is about the same as the lithium types, but the Hanil battery appears to require only about 2/3 of the space. The really intriguing aspect is that Hanil is kind of a Valence "captive". Combine that with the recent exciting Valence patents, the "teaser" comments made by Mr. Dawson, and certain conclusions become almost irresistible. Namely, the Valence family of batteries is a generation ahead of where most assume they are. I've got my fingers crossed, but the worst that may happen is that Valence is currently delivering very good batteries, to be followed by fabulous ones.