http://blog.nanovic.com.au/2007/11/05/will-nanotechnology-help-the-developing-world/ Australian perspectives on nanotechnologies Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.nanovic.com.au/2007/11/05/will-nanotechnology-help-the-developing-world/#comment-2162 Joann Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:41:27 +0000 http://blog.nanovic.com.au/2007/11/05/will-nanotechnology-help-the-developing-world/#comment-2162 Recent advances in battery technology have made the range and power of electric vehicles more practical. Issues still surround the charge time. Nanotechnology may provide a remedy to this problem by allowing electric vehicles to be recharged much more quickly. Without nanotechnology, electric vehicles are likely to remain a niche market because of the issue of charge time. Significant infrastructural investment will be required to develop recharging stations throughout most industrialized nations. Fiscal incentives to purchasers such as the congestion charge scheme, fast track schemes for commercialization and cultivation of links with automotive multinationals will also be important. Recent advances in battery technology have made the range and power of electric vehicles more practical. Issues still surround the charge time. Nanotechnology may provide a remedy to this problem by allowing electric vehicles to be recharged much more quickly. Without nanotechnology, electric vehicles are likely to remain a niche market because of the issue of charge time. Significant infrastructural investment will be required to develop recharging stations throughout most industrialized nations. Fiscal incentives to purchasers such as the congestion charge scheme, fast track schemes for commercialization and cultivation of links with automotive multinationals will also be important.

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