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This article is interesting not only because of the quote below but it talks about the fight/debate about commercializing new battery technology.  When investing in and for the future we’d like to have a crystal ball.  I consider articles like these as a crystal ball with negative energy.  Remember that it is important understand the negatives of an investment as well as the positive, the risks as well as the rewards.

That’s because the power consumption required to rapidly charge an EV battery would place a major strain on power grids. A five-minute charge on a 15-kilowatt-hour battery—the scale of energy storage required in a plug-in hybrid vehicle—would require a whopping 180 kW of power. That means supplying the power needed to pull in your Chevy Volt or plug-in Prius for a quick charge would be like adding an entire office building to the grid.

IEEE Spectrum: Fast-Charging Lithium Batteries Disputed