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Lithium Unicorns and Alternative Energy Storage

"I think I smell smoke." Smells like sulphur to me! You would think that if the entire automobile industry is really staking their future on lithium powered cars that somebody might think far enough ahead to kick up some dirt and look to see if there was any lithium out there. Billions are being spent around the world on metalurgy and chemistry research, patents filed and factories built, but nothing on a basic independent geological survey? A wise friend once told me to never look for conspiracies when simple stupidity would do. But this goes beyond stupidity.

How Will Temporary Decline in Oil Prices Impact Energy Sector?

John you are very popular because you read comments and write back. You provide a very healthy dialogue that expands everyone's understanding.

I think Aptera is going to prove you wrong, however, with the first successful battery powered American car. By using lighter materials, less materials, recycled materials and advanced aerodynamics, they have created a vehicle that has the power requirements of your Chinese bicyclist (their drag coefficient is less than Lance Armstrong's). They are selling the initial units at $30,000--a huge premium over economy commuter cars. But when they ramp up production, they have suggested that they could be profitable selling for around $15,000. That would be a game changer. They have also totally reinvented how a car is assembled. When the factory gets going, it will probably look like a desktop PC assembly line with plug-in components being added to a basic shell. And their three-wheel design allows them to skirt archaic govt. requirements, qualifying the vehicle as a motorcycle. It's a shame they are rolling out the first units during the worst possible scenario--a recession and low fuel prices. Any reader who hasn't been to aptera.com owes themselves a peak at the future. I know it's all pie in the sky sales brochure stuff now, but it sure looks and sounds plausible.

Energy Storage Opportunities vs. Irrational Expectations

I couldn't agree with you more. Improved lead acid batteries have made sense all along. For about six years, I invested in and followed a bulletin board company that had a lead acid battery which supposedly had double power/weight than traditional batteries stock symbol PWTC, pwtcbattery.com. About a year ago it seemingly fell off the face of the earth ... no more press, no more news. This happened just after they had supposedly started manufacturing. Does anyone know what happened to them?