I agree entirely. However, I am not aware of any domestic mfr of lithium cells that offer anywhere near the value of the CALB product. If I needed the extremely high discharge rates afforded by the A123 and Kokam cells, then I would be willing to pay the much greater cost of these. But I don't. These seem to be used mainly by racers.
As for right now, I don't see any "Made in USA" alternative for large format lithium cells. Anybody know one?
-Tom
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Rob Johnson <dopeydriver@...> wrote:
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> Could I offer my thoughts , on battery technology , and purchasing ?
> I believe as Americans , you should try and support , as much as possible , your
> local industry , rather than a cheap overseas take -off.
> Its your future , long term.
> As an Aussie , I support any local industry , such as it is , in the hope that
> it will grow , rather than go to a cheap overseas take off.
> Just my 2 cents worth.
> Rob J.
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> From: "GNHBus@..." <GNHBus@...>
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sun, 6 February, 2011 2:28:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] battery advancement?
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> Interesting post Mark, thank you,
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> "Said U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu: “Today we are once again seeing the
> benefits for the American people that come with federal investments in science
> and innovation. With this new agreement, a battery technology, originally
> developed at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, is making
> its way into the market. By supporting American innovation, commercialization
> and manufacturing, this partnership is helping to boost U.S. competitiveness and
> create the jobs of the future.â€
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: acsarfkram <acsarfkram@...>
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, Feb 4, 2011 7:21 pm
> Subject: [Electric Boats] battery advancement?
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> Anyone know anything about Envia?
> http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2011/Jan/0126_battery
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> Mark
> Santa Cruz
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