http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:31:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-16308 Eric N Fri, 26 Dec 2008 03:39:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/#comment-16308 If the United States desires to remain a world leader in manufacturing, it is imperative that US Auto manufacturers and other US firms dominate the research and development of the lithium ion battery technology. Asian technology is leading the way at present. We need to answer this challenge with the same effort we answered the sputnik challenge. This country needs more engineers and technicians in order to fill the jobs in this new field. If we meet the challenge head-on, we will be the leaders in the world in the next generation of Transportation technology. If we pooh pooh this challenge, we will become a second world country and eventually lose to the south asians. It is a daunting challenge. I pray we are up to it! If the United States desires to remain a world leader in manufacturing, it is imperative that US Auto manufacturers and other US firms dominate the research and development of the lithium ion battery technology. Asian technology is leading the way at present. We need to answer this challenge with the same effort we answered the sputnik challenge. This country needs more engineers and technicians in order to fill the jobs in this new field. If we meet the challenge head-on, we will be the leaders in the world in the next generation of Transportation technology. If we pooh pooh this challenge, we will become a second world country and eventually lose to the south asians. It is a daunting challenge. I pray we are up to it!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-16297 Chris Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:46:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/#comment-16297 This would be a much better investment for the US than bailing out GM or Chrysler. The US needs to position itself for the future, not the past, and this kind of project would do just that. This would be a much better investment for the US than bailing out GM or Chrysler. The US needs to position itself for the future, not the past, and this kind of project would do just that.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-16284 Jeff Molter Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:03:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/#comment-16284 Electric vehicles will no doubt bring their own set of problems, but consider what a fundamental change from petroleum technology would bring to the political structure of the world. If oil becomes a minor commodity, oil producing countries will become minor political entities. Any country that takes the lead in producing the products and the infrastructure for battery based transportation technology will be independent from these and as other nations see the advantages of this freedom, they will beat a path to their door. Electric vehicles will no doubt bring their own set of problems, but consider what a fundamental change from petroleum technology would bring to the political structure of the world. If oil becomes a minor commodity, oil producing countries will become minor political entities. Any country that takes the lead in producing the products and the infrastructure for battery based transportation technology will be independent from these and as other nations see the advantages of this freedom, they will beat a path to their door.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/comment-page-1/#comment-16262 kamran Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:51:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/12/23/us-battery-makers-team-up-to-tackle-their-big-challenge-electric-cars/#comment-16262 i thing it will be more comfortable for all people which live a round the earth and i will be benefite for all because in these days the oils become more expensives so the company corporation must be build this new technolgy for the people then maybe the rate of oils become a little less or may be any changing come in it i thing it will be more comfortable for all people which live a round the earth and i will be benefite for all because in these days the oils become more expensives so the company corporation must be build this new technolgy for the people then maybe the rate of oils become a little less or may be any changing come in it

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