Pure Lithium Batteries are coming. 3X the capacity.

[Arizona_Kid]

Interesting article from USA Today. I wonder with this new battery we might see an electric RV in the not so distant future.

"If we can triple the energy density and simultaneously decrease the cost four-fold, that would be very exciting," Chu said in a university announcement. "We would have a cellphone with triple the battery life and an electric vehicle with a 300-mile range that cost $25,000 — and with better performance than an internal combustion engine car getting 40 mpg."

Pure Lithium Battery

[Ductape]

The first word in the quote is "If". Not "when".

I read the article and they have not done it yet. Speculative hype at this point.

[wa8yxm]

Yes very, if they can get 3x the capacity without 3x the cost they are going to do quite well.

[Road_Runners]

Interesting.