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    Solid-state (Thin Film) Batteries

    Planar is apparently a dead end. For something ready to go , a German company called DBM-Energy, created by Mirko Hanemann has created a new type of li ion battery that the German federal government labs have tested and found to be safe and very long lasting (claimed 28 years of use). It is...
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    EV Incentives

    I see that 60 years of Federal subsidies has not dimmed the hope that this policy holds out. Subsidizing EV owners (most of whom are within the top 15% of wage earners) will take from the poor and give to the much better off, despite the fact that over 90% of prospective EV owners say that...
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    How do we get off foreign oil?

    As I recall, the US consumes 20 million barrels per day, of which around 5 or 6 million are locally sourced. the world (including us) consumes roughly 100 million barrels per day. There are various estimates, but certainly not all oil is used for transportation. It is over 50% but I believe less...