http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2007/03/atairnano_recei.html#comment-62824560

ALTI earnings coming soon I believe?

How
low will it go? Back under 3 bucks?

Low energy density is the problem with this battery. And the quick charge option will be hard to use, not many charging stations.

It's like having a 3 meg internet hookup and the fastest download one can fine is less than 1 meg.

This is the reason that serial plugin hybrid is the better transition until battery technology improves even more. A serial plugin hybrid can charge quickly enough from many conventional sources (rather than special high amperage electric "gas" stations)because it has a much smaller battery. It only needs a 25 mile range to cover the average trip without gas.

In fact a slower charging, much cheaper lead acid foam battery would be fine for this design. Overnight charging would be ok, it wouldn't hurt the utility of the vehicle.

Charged up or not you can get in and hit the "gas", as long as the generator has enough liquid fuel. Filling up is the normal process at a gas station with the serial plugin hybrid. Except it will average over 200 mpg.

Kind of ironic that GM has announced the first mass produced serial plugin hybrid by a major automaker. The VOLT in 2010.

Maybe they decided to leapfrog Toyota and Honda as I have suggested for a year or so now? Are they reading this blog? Hehehey.