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Article: Powering the way ahead: researchers are gearing up to make batteries for electric vehicles that are cheaper, safer, lighter and store more energy.(Electrochemistry)(General Motors Corp.)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- October 12, 2009
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UN secretary general Ban-Ki-moon warns that our foot is stuck on the accelerator and we are hurtling towards the abyss. Time is running out for the cuts in emissions needed to avert climate change and economic disaster. Meanwhile, 600m cars around the world continue to guzzle oil, with their inefficient internal combustion engines converting just 25% of their fuel into motion. And their numbers are rising.
The dream solution is an electric vehicle that runs on battery energy obtained from renewable sources, powering new lean, green machines. With no tailpipe emissions, our cities would have cleaner air. We could eliminate traffic ...