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This paper presents the return of pure electric cars. Tesla Motors, the Tesla Roadster, is powered by 6831 mass-market lithium-ion batteries and costs about $100,00. The Tesla was engineered by England's Lotus, renowned for its small, light sport cars. As with any pure electric car, the key parameters are the batteries' recharge time, energy density and useful life. Unresolved at the moment is the issue of battery life. Laptop batteries usually don't last the 10 years required of major automotive components
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