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Originally Posted by sammyg2
That was a joke, right?
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Nope.
NiMH: http://www.ovonic.com/eb_so_bush_visits_united_solar_ovonic_photos.cfm
GM sold it's majority stake to Texaco and the board is stocked with oil exec's. Intersting, that the Wikipedia page has been edited to include no mention of Ovonics or Stanly Ovshinsky. Here's a good read
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070322130912AAAxw5k
LiON Phosphate: http://www.a123systems.com/newsite/index.php#/news/news070226/
They also get a personal visit from the oil-president.
Bush has taken great interest in the new batteries, but for what reason?
It seem like there is a public demand for PHEV, as well as EV's.
"Interest in plug-in hybrids increased in 2006 to such a level that the architecture was included as an area of research in President George W. Bush's advanced energy initiative and mentioned in his 2007 State of the Union Address. After hearing an explanation of PHEVs, 49% of consumers surveyed in 2006 said they would consider purchasing one. That is about the same level of interest as standard hybrid technology."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_hybrid
The proof is in the product puddin'
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