Panasonic to use PC batteries to power cars


	Panasonic to use PC batteries to power cars

The Infowarrior

10-1-2009 4:48 PM

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panasonic, electric, car, electronics, news, technology, science, transport, battery, lithium-ion

The Infowarrior says:

Humanity is still playing catch-up to Nikola Tesla's work, but were getting there.

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10-1-2009 8:06 PM

sahara

Humanity is still playing catch-up to Nikola Tesla's work, but were getting there.

Just not fast enough! I once built a mini Tesla coil, it worked for a few minutes and then kinda blew up, lol! But I have seen amazing ones on youtube.

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