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Battery Investing for Beginners, Part 2

John:

Thanks again for inciting this excellent forum for discussion on various battery (storage) solutions. Your many contributors bring a useful and diverse experiences to the discussion along with many good insights. Having used a number of various battery technologies over many years for small capacity but demanding applications, I appreciate the auto vehicle problems where real costs are a big part of the equation (unlike many research applications). A relevant question is how much will these developments (or lack thereof) affect our economy and future? The question of natural resources is very interesting, but perhaps less than critical because we have often overcome the difficulty of providing for external resource needs. The cold war mentality promoted the concept that we must become self sufficient in everything, but it isn't always necessary for successful production of a product in demand worldwide.