Comments on: A123 Inks Deal to Develop Battery Cells for GM Electric Car http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:43:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Karl Roebling http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-6898 Karl Roebling Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:28:41 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/#comment-6898 A shift to powering cars with domestically-produced energy would benefit consumers & the economy tremendously. I wonder if 1) a political system that runs on loose money, in a world where most loose money is controlled by foreign energy producers, will allow such a change. And 2), if carrying heavy, toxic batteries around in cars that run 99% of the time next to existing power lines is prudent. Isn't a modernized-for-safety third-rail system of powering electric vehicles called for? A shift to powering cars with domestically-produced energy would benefit consumers & the economy tremendously. I wonder if 1) a political system that runs on loose money, in a world where most loose money is controlled by foreign energy producers, will allow such a change. And 2), if carrying heavy, toxic batteries around in cars that run 99% of the time next to existing power lines is prudent. Isn’t a modernized-for-safety third-rail system of powering electric vehicles called for?

]]> By: Peter Shalless http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Peter Shalless Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:28:11 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/#comment-418 As, largely, a city dweller, I don't need a petrol engined car capable of over 160 km.p.h. If I could find a four seater---four doors would be nice,too---electric vehicle with a maximum top speed of about 100 km.p.h and a range of about 200 kilometres, I would be prepared to try and but it. Some time soon, we are going to have to accept the fact that we can't continue to rely on oil. As, largely, a city dweller, I don’t need a petrol engined car capable of over 160 km.p.h. If I could find a four seater—four doors would be nice,too—electric vehicle with a maximum top speed of about 100 km.p.h and a range of about 200 kilometres, I would be prepared to try and but it.

Some time soon, we are going to have to accept the fact that we can’t continue to rely on oil.

]]> By: Kent Beuchert http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Kent Beuchert Fri, 10 Aug 2007 21:29:42 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/2007/08/10/a123-inks-deal-to-develop-battery-cells-for-gm-electric-car/#comment-410 This article is misleading by implying that the deal announced with A123 Systems has any relevance for the first version of the VOLT. It doesn't, although it may have for future version battery packs. Two companies are still vying to supply the VOLT's batteries and A123 Systems is just one of them. Their battery may or may not be selected for the initial VOLT , launching in 2010. Both battery developers are said to have batteries that satisfy the VOLT specs. This article is misleading by implying that the deal announced with A123 Systems has any relevance for the first version of the VOLT. It doesn’t, although it may have for future version battery packs. Two companies are still vying to supply the VOLT’s batteries and A123 Systems is just one of them. Their battery may or may not be selected for the initial VOLT , launching in 2010. Both battery developers are said to have batteries that satisfy the VOLT specs.

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