Hybrid Battery Breakthrough?

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An Indianapolis company says it's developed a battery for electric and hybrid cars that's nothing short of a breakthrough.

EnerDel officials unveiled the new lithium-ion battery on Tuesday (10/9). They say it's a major improvement over the nickel-based batteries used in today's hybrid vehicles.

The new battery is half the size and weight of nickel-based batteries and will cost half as much. It's also more efficient and more powerful.

EnerDel's parent company is Ener One. Company executives say their battery will reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and will cut pollution.

Description of the battery can be found here: http://enerdel.com/content/view/32/75 /

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Think picks EnerDel for its car batteries; will car come soon?
Posted by Michael Kanellos

Another day, another mystery in the electric car industry.

EnerDel, which makes a lithium-ion battery for electric cars and hybrids, announced Monday that it has been anointed the "supplier of choice" By Think Nordic, the guys coming out with an electric town car. EnerDel says its battery will keep the car going for 100 miles before a charge is needed.

EnerDel will deliver prototypes to Think in March 2008 and pre-production parts by July 2008. If all works well, the contract could be worth $70 million, according to EnerDel.

All fine and good, but it opens a mystery. Think earlier touted a contract with Tesla Motors for batteries. It's unclear if that is still on, or if it's been displaced. We're making calls now.

By the way, don't expect to see a lot of Think cars on the road, even in Oslo, soon. The company still plans to come out with cars this year, but on a limited basis. November will be when the first cars come out, according to a post in the Norway Post. Mass production won't begin until 2008. This was tucked into the "About Think" section of the release: