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Batteries are the issue. That MIT liquid battery sounds interesting. Rather than recharging you just "refuel"- like changing the battery only quicker. Of course capacitors are the best for actually driving. Batteries are good at storing charge overnight. Their problems are that they can really only be charged about as fast as they discharge. So if you want long range but a fast recharge time then the battery life will suffer. Plus they are heavy and require hard to get elements and some nasty chemicals.
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