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US Tech Firms Team to Juice Up Electric Car Batteries By Chris Maxcer TechNewsWorld 12/19/08 11:10 AM PT A collection of over a dozen U.S. technology companies are collectively asking the government to help subsidize the development of the domestic lithium ion battery industry. Such batteries could hold the key to future automotive innovations; however, most manufacturing currently happens overseas, where battery makers often receive government help. The alliance of firms hopes to level the playing field. <snip> The founding members of the Alliance include 3M, ActaCell, All Cell Technologies, Altair Nanotechnologies, Dontech Global, EaglePicher Corporation, EnerSys, Envia Systems, FMC, MicroSun Technologies, Mobius Power, SiLyte, Superior Graphite, and Townsend Advanced Energy. The Alliance anticipates that additional battery developers and materials suppliers will join. <more> Deja vu all over again. Didn't this happen in the nineties with the major players including the automobile manufacturers? Terry
