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Environment & Energy

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7. Lithium batteries may not be the best bet for stationary applications...

Sat Dec 7, 2013, 12:45 PM

Dec 2013

... where mass doesn't matter so much.

The ideal home battery would last a century, be easily recycled, be relatively non-toxic, and tolerate abuse.

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How Tesla Batteries Are Powering an Energy Revolution [View all] MindMover Dec 2013 OP

"when providing energy storage to customers for no money down." NT MindMover Dec 2013 #2

The Oligarchy...... DeSwiss Dec 2013 #3

Was in the news recently. ALEC (I think) is pushing for just such a tax. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2013 #4

Free who said free ... Energy ain't free ... MindMover Dec 2013 #6

That storage system is being developed .... MindMover Dec 2013 #8

Hitachi will start testing in USA in 2014 ... MindMover Dec 2013 #10

any specifics on price? quadrature Dec 2013 #11

Price is no money down ... and Germany and other European countries ... MindMover Dec 2013 #12