In Dumbya's SOTU he mentioned a energy breakthrough that would startle most americans. I stumbled across this article about a company that could be about to revolutionize batteries:
http://www.thestar.com/...
more....
Some intersting quotes:
"If that's not impressive enough, EEStor says its energy storage technology is "not explosive, corrosive, or hazardous" like lead-acid and most lithium-ion systems, and will outlast the life of any commercial product it powers. It can also absorb energy quickly, meaning a small electric car containing a 17-kilowatt-hour system could be fully charged in four to six minutes versus hours for other battery technologies, the company claims."
This would certainly be good enough to produce viable electric cars.
"That possibility, that earth-shattering potential, has turned just as many skeptics into believers -- a number of them highly credible. Last fall, it was reported that venture capital powerhouse Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led a $3 million (U.S.) investment in EEStor."
Seems to me like this investment company finds proven winners.
and finally:
"Adding more intrigue to the story is the fact that Colin Powell, the former U.S. secretary of state, joined Kleiner Perkins last summer as a strategic partner. Sources speculate Powell has been briefed on EEStor, which from a government and military perspective could bolster the Bush administration's energy security policy and efforts to break America's "addiction to oil."
Could this be the information Bush was referring to in the SOTU?