amanasleep wrote: There is an independant variable which will continue to prevent EV’s from penetrating fully, focus fusion or no: Battery charging rates. Currently, the most advanced batteries safe enough for consumer use cannot be charged quickly, regardless of power supply, with most taking hours to acquire a charge. EV batteries that can be charged fully in under 5 minutes are probably a necessary precurser to EV adoption by the world consumer.
Have you heard of LiFePO4 batteries?
Lithium Iron phosphate is quick charge, and safe enough to be approved for use in the OLPC programme. http://www.olpcnews.com/hardware/power_supply/olpc_power_boost_lifepo4.html
It has an energy density slightly less than other lithium cells, but is really very safe.
