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WHITT

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6. They Already Have

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Sun May 9, 2021, 10:07 PM

May 2021

the next generation of lithium batteries. When they get them from the lab to the street, it will multiply the range by at least ten times, which would mean the death knell for ICE power. The problem that remains is the cost.

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Bingo! PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #5

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