Journal: A123 Battery advanced 10x power, 10x life, eco friendly

I have always been a battery geek. The idea of electric cars that ran on batteries was so obvious to my child mind I assumed that this would be the course of development. Now, some 40 years later I see that what the world STILL needs is a really exceptionally good battery.

A123 Systems has made a jump I have been waiting for. A substantial increase in battery performance while lighter, eco friendly and non flammable (A major selling point in cars with more than one battery!)

Summary:

"A123Systems' battery technology delivers up to 10X longer life, 5X power gains and dramatically faster charge time over conventional high power battery technology, as validated by independent testing at Motorola and government research labs. A123Systems' batteries use proprietary nanoscale electrode technology built on research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and exclusively licensed from MIT."

In another article from Wired: "[A123 Systems Cofounder Yet-Ming Chiang] Chiang says A123's cells could lighten a Toyota Prius' 100-pound battery by as much as 80 percent and help boost any hybrid's performance."

First, the take Black & Decker, then we take GM.