Norway already won McCain's battery award. lol.

John McCain‘s proposal to award $300 million to the inventor of a better battery to power electric or hybrid cars may send wishful tinkerers to their garage, but that research already is well under way and about to be put to the test in an electric vehicle being built in Norway.

In fact, at least a couple of dozen new venture-backed companies are reportedly already vying to produce high-efficiency battery-operated automobiles. Chevrolet, for instance, is also working on an extended-range electric vehicle called Volt, which it hopes to complete by the end of 2010.

The key to the new electric car is the lithium-ion battery. One of the companies supplying the battery for the “Think” electric vehicle being built in Norway says McCain’s proposal is ‘’very exciting.‘’

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/06/27/mccains-battery-award-offer-could-pay-for-existing-technology/

"Americans wouldn't pick lettuce for 50$ an hour" a lot of people applied for that McCain job, but he never called back.

I remember it well.

that could win it.

what would be a "win" of his challenge? I didn't see any, but I only read and heard the pundits/headlines on this one.

Don't think he did by golly.

and that's how it should have been reported.

Well, so much for our country's "yankee ingenuity."

You'd think McIdiot would have had his staff research this thing a little further before coming up with it.

Wow. Not only does this guy not know anything about computers. He's an ignoramus on alternative energy sources and technological innovations around the world.

Dear god.

200 miles before it needs to recharge. IE the mileage range on a small tanked and inefficient combustion engine on a single trip.

It's kind of dumb because this hypothetical battery doesn't have a vehicle it's supposed to be powering so the results would vary wildly. Give me a light enough car and I can do it today with existing technology for 1,200-1,500 bucks at most. It would be a big sob, but it'd getter done John so pay up.

edited to correct spelling....duh.....

Oh, boy, do we have a car race on? Which will be better? Can they peacefully coexist?

http://www.enjoyfrance.com/content/view/1512/31/