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> I'm still not convinced batteries have come that far since then.

Then you're suffering from evidence immunity:

http://www.akbars.net/images/battery%20energy%20density.png

The above graph shows that batteries have improved enormously in the past 30 years -- they now have more than twice the energy density they had then. There are few products that have improved so dramatically. And more improvements are in the pipeline:

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/new-lithium-ion-b...

Quote: "Breakthrough lithium-ion battery can recharge 1,000x faster than current tech"

> Agree to disagree eh ...

This is not a matter of opinion. It's a matter of fact.



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