We guess what the car he is talking about will turn out to be. How will it make a plugin hybrid practical and affordable (price competitive with a Prius, with much higher mileage , 100+ mpg).
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/1/10/16651/4008
Without a breakthrough
Yep, sounds right buddy.
The thing about a plugin hybrid is that it can take hours to charge. Needing no very expensive quick charge nano lithium ion batteries. A pure electric plugin needs a recharge time of minutes to compete with gas pump fueled vehicles.
A plugin with a backup generator like the Volt, has it's own gas powered recharge onboard.
By covering the average daily trip, with a 40 mile plugin range, average mileage remains stupendlously high. But gas pump refueling gives the range and convenience drivers need.
Great to see this explained on CBS news! Good work Joe!
Firefly
Here's my favorite low cost battery for plugin hybrids Joseph.
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2007/10/firefly ...
Graphite and foam lead acid. It looks really good from energy density, but is slower charge than the nano batteries.
Better let Al know about this one. When Hillary makes him energy secretary he can use the information, hehey.
