Lithium Ion technology makes hybrid vehicles affordable and more practical

A hybrid car may be on the wish list of many, but those long price tags make them out of reach. These vehicles tend to cost more because of the technology they use. However according to John German, an author and ex-engineer, the latest breakthrough in the field of clean energy storage, the Lithium ion battery, will enable hybrids to be more affordable in future. These batteries may not help plug-in hybrid vehicles and full electric vehicles to a great extent, since they do not store any more energy than the ones available, and hence will not increase the drivable range of EVs and PHVs anymore then they currently are. According to German, hybrid vehicles that use this technology will find a stable place in the automobile market in the next 10 to 15 years. This may seem far fetched, but the wait seems worth. The lithium ion technology will, hopefully, replace those CO2 puffing vehicles in your drive way with cleaner hybrids in the future!
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