Subaru have been researching lithium-ion for use in EVs for some time now. They now report having developed batteries capable of recharging to 90% full in only 5 minutes, with a predicted life of 100,000 miles.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780/
Early vehicles will be small city-vehicles with modest range (2008), but the plan is to make larger, longer range vehicles in future.
How can any fuel cell vehicle compete with an EV that recharges in 5 minutes?
