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    John Peterson said, "a standard sized deep discharge lead-acid battery typically holds about one kWh of useful energy and costs about $200. The PbC will probably be a little larger because it uses 40% less lead per battery. The DOE pricing estimates have lead-carbon starting in the $500 per kWh range and dropping to about $250 per kWh over time.".

    John, if the price of a lead-carbon is not going to be less per kWh than deep discharge lead-acid, then what is the advantage of lead-carbon? Lasts longer?
    Apr 22 19:05 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
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    John Peterson said, "But I spent many summers scorching my buns in the Phoenix and Houston sun and if given a choice, would always pick a store with covered parking over one with open parking.".

    As a guy that lives in Dallas, I wholehearted agree. Please, bring on the solar panel covered mall parking lots! It's "cruel and unusual punishment" to make a person get into a car that's baked 2 hours in the midday summer sun in one of these cities. I like the free market, but to get parking lots covered with solar panels, I'll turn communist. Bring on the legislation. Long live the workers paradise. ;-)
    Apr 22 18:58 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
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