Possible Breakthrough in Battery Technology

[Matt[_3_]]

Check this out. Does it mean we might actually have capable electric
self-launchers in the near future?

http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/

[Craig Funston[_2_]]

400 wh/kg is pretty impressive. Now they just need to get the number of
charging cycles up. Currently they only get 80% after 300 cycles.
http://enviasystems.com/announcement/

Craig

On Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:24:49 -0800, Matt > wrote:

> Check this out. Does it mean we might actually have capable electric
> self-launchers in the near future?
>
> http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/


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[Andrzej Kobus]

On Mar 1, 1:55*pm, "Craig Funston" >
wrote:
> 400 wh/kg is pretty impressive. *Now they just need to get the number of
> charging cycles up. *Currently they only get 80% after 300 cycles.http://enviasystems.com/announcement/
>
> Craig
>
> On Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:24:49 -0800, Matt > wrote:
> > Check this out. *Does it mean we might actually have capable electric
> > self-launchers in the near future?
>
> >http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/
>
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What do you think how long will it take for Dave "electric" to post
that there is already a capable electric self-launcher available
called Antares?

[Bill D]

On Mar 1, 1:24*pm, Matt > wrote:
> Check this out. *Does it mean we might actually have capable electric
> self-launchers in the near future?
>
> http://www.bangstyle.com/2012/03/envia-batteries-electric-cars/

A better article: http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/39806/?p1=A1

Envia Systems has very good credentials so it's worth taking them
seriously. However, as MIT-R says, the durability needs to improve by
at least 3x. Even if this doesn't work out, with so many labs working
on batteries, it's almost inevitable someone will come up with a game
changing breakthrough.