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it would bring down the neighborhood. As the technology gets fixed, the anode is more of an issue related to fast charge. Right now that is not that big of a deal because most houses don’t have the electrical infrastructure to support a 10 minute fast charge. Mini-cells” Source: LG Chem, ALBAA 2008.
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