The race to invent the perfect electric car
The race to invent the perfect electric car
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In his book The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World, Steve Levine takes an in depth look at the high stakes race to invent a lithium-ion battery that can power electric cars. Levine spent two years behind the scenes a t Argonne National Laboratory, which has been working on the battery. He joins us to talk about what he learned.
PHOTO: Electric Car Charging Luxemburg Square Brussels - Dec 2014 (Andrew Nash/Flickr)