The battery that will power the Chevrolet Volt weighs approximately 400 pounds and, stood on end, reaches a height of six feet. The $10,000-plus, T-shaped monolith contains 300 individual three-volt lithium-ion cells, bundled together in groups of three, then wired in series and kept from overheating by an elaborate liquid cooling mechanism.
The thought of electric powered cars is kind of smart but what about the idea of cars that might get over heated an may blow up. The sound of having no gas cars sounds great because gas prices has sky rocketed and are ruining our economy leading us into a recession. Money is a huge importance right now in the world and if we think about it how much cheaper would this be. I like the idea of having electric powered cars but by reading the article it lets us know that regardless its still going to take a lot to get these cars up an going let alone thinking about how long these cars are capable of running. Electric cars "sound" like a good idea but should be further more researched!
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