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Lead-Acid, Lead-Carbon Batteries: The Only Option for Average Consumer

John, you are a most prolific writer but your articles are much appreciated!

I was wondering about the lifespan of these batteries in cars - how long would they be expected to last in your above scenerios? The price of a battery that goes in as OE and is built into the price of the car is much different than the price of replacing the battery in the after-market.

Alternative Energy Storage Stocks: Review and Outlook

John, your articles are very informative and much appreciated.
Have you considered China Ritar Power (CRTP.OB)? They make lead acid batteries and are profitable, do >80% of their business outside of China, are adding production lines and are moving more into alternative energy storage. They seem to have a good growth story but I don't know enough about them to evaluate them amongst your group. Here's their latest quarterly results.


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Lithium-Ion Batteries and Centerfolds

This article is quite an amazing example of the conflicting and confusing information available on the internet. It's difficult to know who to believe as everyone has 'facts' for their argument. Reading the article and all the comments was really interesting but made me laugh. Who knows what to believe - everyone is so convinced they're right!
As far as MHO, I think this 'industry' is very cloudy at the moment. There is a race to find the right technology which will power hybrid cars which is what the stock market is looking for. Sure there are many other industries that will benefit from improved battery technology that will be good for the companies involved but the focus is on automobiles. All the different companies have a story to tell about their technology with a success story of some sort with a customer who has stepped forward and signed on to use their technology. Lithium-Ion, or whatever derivative of that, looks to be where all the development and potential is and the winner(s) gets to change the automotive world as we know it. That includes the car company that locks onto that technology first as well. Too bad there isn't a Battery ETF to invest in which would spread the risk!