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10-01-2009, 07:52 AM
Morning everyone;
Saw this article in my surfing of the web today:
Battery 500 Project Charged Up over All-Electric Cars (http://www.smartertechnology.com/c/a/Technology-For-Change/Battery-500-Project-Charged-Up-over-AllElectric-Cars/)
From the article:
The Battery 500 Project recently held its kickoff meeting at IBM's Almaden Laboratory in San Jose, Calif., where leading scientists, engineers and other experts brainstormed about how to perfect the power source for all-electric automobiles.
As a part of IBM's 2-year-old Big Green Innovations program, the Battery 500 Project aims to boost the range of rechargeable batteries for all-electric cars from less than 100 miles today to as far as 500 miles. The consortium's efforts are being led by the Almaden Lab in collaboration with several U.S. universities and the Department of Energy's national labs.
[...]
IBM estimates that it will take two years to determine if the goals of The Battery 500 Project can be met with lithium-air battery technology.
Here's hoping these bright minds come up with a viable solution!
Saw this article in my surfing of the web today:
Battery 500 Project Charged Up over All-Electric Cars (http://www.smartertechnology.com/c/a/Technology-For-Change/Battery-500-Project-Charged-Up-over-AllElectric-Cars/)
From the article:
The Battery 500 Project recently held its kickoff meeting at IBM's Almaden Laboratory in San Jose, Calif., where leading scientists, engineers and other experts brainstormed about how to perfect the power source for all-electric automobiles.
As a part of IBM's 2-year-old Big Green Innovations program, the Battery 500 Project aims to boost the range of rechargeable batteries for all-electric cars from less than 100 miles today to as far as 500 miles. The consortium's efforts are being led by the Almaden Lab in collaboration with several U.S. universities and the Department of Energy's national labs.
[...]
IBM estimates that it will take two years to determine if the goals of The Battery 500 Project can be met with lithium-air battery technology.
Here's hoping these bright minds come up with a viable solution!