[DGthe3]

The idea with the volt isn't to have a pure electric car - they have a limmited range. So for the volt they are going with a small, relatively light battery pack to be suplemented by the range extending generator. So its range is 40 mi +600 mi. I don't know the specifics of the battery design for the volt, since I don't think they have selected a manufacturer for that yet. But based on what they say, if the volt were to have batteries based on that technology then it should have an electric range of 160-200 mi without adding any weight. I have no idea about bulk though, or cost. These most likely will cost more, but they should prove to be more durable in the long run.

If things pan out, then expect to see lots of hybrids and electric cars using that battery, unless something better is found. I've heard that they have recently figured out how to get 10x the juice out of LiIon's. I think it was one of the companies that is working on the Volts batteries that made that announcement. So who knows.