Good summary of where battery technology now stands. . .
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6501082.html
The comment at the end about silver-zinc cells was interesting. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that a Tesla Roadster designed to use them could be a 350-mile car.
Still. . . Silver! I mean, if the cars are expensive now, just imagine putting in a few hundred pounds of silver.
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6501082.html
The comment at the end about silver-zinc cells was interesting. A quick back-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that a Tesla Roadster designed to use them could be a 350-mile car.
Still. . . Silver! I mean, if the cars are expensive now, just imagine putting in a few hundred pounds of silver.