Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and recharge rate by 10x

Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by ljlolel on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @02:24PM (#3244624)

That's pretty short-sighted Mike. First, a 10x battery boost would mean you don't have to recharge the car fully over a week.

This is also a boon for battery swapping stations which are bein built in Israel and other places.

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Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by guimarin on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @02:53PM (#3244760)

lol. it's like you're trying to troll me. #5,612,606.

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Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by ljlolel on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @04:39PM (#3245201)

He's talking about this patent, by the way, which I know he made: http://www.patents.com/us-5612606.html

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Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @10:55PM (#3246321)

But that patent's going to be expired by the time these batteries are ready.

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Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by Maxious on Thursday November 17, 2011 @05:06AM (#3247121)

Shai Agassi's patent #7,993,155 for a charging connector even references this one. Doesn't look like they consider it a problem.

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Re:Graphene improves lithium-ion battery capacity and rechar... by guimarin on Wednesday November 16, 2011 @04:44PM (#3245233)

well i'm also talking about how the battery swap stations being built in israel and other places, are being built by Better Place. Which in turn was started by Shai Agassi, who was never approached by my former company about being an investor in this technology. and consequently has to operate outside of zones that issue/respect patents.

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