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Old 08-08-2009, 03:54 PM   #27 (permalink)
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NeilBlanchard -

100 miles is pretty impressive, but it's not clear to me what the street/highway assumption is. That could work for my commute. The 16 hour charge is too long. I do have a 220 line. Would the 240 volt plug work with that? This is what I like because it agrees with my (easy to make) prediction :

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The battery pack is ~200kg (440 pounds) and is made up of 48 laptop-sized modules (each of which has 4 magazine-sized cells). These are thin, laminated lithium ion cells (that may be similar to the battery used in the newest MacBook Pro laptops)
Unlike the H2 car poll, Hybrids and Electrics are benefiting from the PC/Electronics industry battery tech (and versa-visa?!?!).

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