Stimulus Could Kickstart US Battery Industry

Al sends along a Technology Review piece that begins "Provisions in the Congressional stimulus bill could help jump-start a new, multibillion-dollar industry in the US for manufacturing advanced batteries for hybrids and electric vehicles and for storing energy from the electrical grid to enable the widespread use of renewable energy. The nearly $790 billion economic stimulus legislation contains tens of billions of dollars in loans, grants, and tax incentives for advanced battery research and manufacturing, as well as incentives for plug-in hybrids and improvements to the electrical grid, which could help create a market for these batteries. Significant advances in battery materials, including the development of new lithium-ion batteries, have been made in the US in the past few years; but advanced battery manufacturing is almost entirely overseas, particularly in Asia."

Irony

[Anonymous Coward]

I find this ironic as I got laid off from a battery company. Too late for me I guess...

Advanced Batteries and Electric Vehicles...

[Anonymous Coward]

But nobody will be able to afford to buy them when they're ready.

Re:Irony

[Dolphinzilla]

mod + funny

Newsflash, paraphrased

[Un pobre guey]

Provisions in the Congressional stimulus bill could help jump-start a new, multibillion-dollar industry in the US for manufacturing advanced briberies for congressmen and senators and for siphoning off money from government pork to enable the widespread use of luxury homes and lifestyles by politicians. The nearly $790 billion economic stimulus legislation contains tens of billions of dollars in loans, grants, and tax incentives for advanced bribery research and manufacturing, as well as incentives for earmarks and kickbacks, which could help create a market for these briberies. Significant advances in bribery techniques, including the development of new fully off-shored briberies, have been made by corporate legal departments in the past few years. Advanced bribery manufacturing is primarily at the state and federal level, particularly in Washington D.C., but local governments are looking forward to far greater participation.

Re:Here we go again...

[OwnedByTwoCats]

It's such a good thing that the government never subsidized research into computer communication networks!

Now check the gauge on your sarcasm detector.

Re:Irony

[Locke2005]

Brought to you by: The Energizer Bunny! He keeps going, and going, and going... all the way to the unemployment line!

Better Headlines

[D Ninja]

- Stimulus Could Give Battery Industry A Jolt
- Stimulus Gives Battery Industry a Jump Start
- Stimulus Gives the Battery Industry A Gift That Keeps Going and Going and Going...
- Battery Industry Charged Over Stimulus

Re:Better Headlines

[Dr. Spork]

And the battery industry would kick-start the stalled auto industry?

Re:Better Headlines

[Anonymous Coward]

Obama uses testicle electrodes on national economy.

Congressmen get a charge out of pork and earmarks.

NIMH?!

[vivin]

Oh my God! They were using RATS to fuel these cars?! Now I truly know The Secret of NIMH [bcdb.com]!

Re:You can't have it. Too bad it took

[tjstork]

The "American made" Hondas are actually kit cars whose primary engineering and most labor intensive components are produced in Japan. People that buy Hondas in America are still traitors, no matter how you rationalize it. The Big Three, for all their faults, created the American class, and also provided the manufacturing know how and expertise to win two world wars, and secure freedom for the world. The Japanese, well, were on the other side.