Lithium surge lacks staying power
Exploding lithium-ion batteries in laptop computers captured the headlines in 2006, but so far the big splash in 2007 appears to be lithium-ion batteries for electric cars. ...
The fact that GM has embraced the plug-in hybrid concept, when only a year ago it more or less ignored the idea, has energized a new generation of battery innovators and, perhaps prematurely, crowned lithium-ion technology as the winning approach.
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