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Edison’s cobalt battery could spark electric auto revolution
The article traces cobalt’s historic name kobold and its potential in Thomas Edison’s electric storage battery. Edison says adding cobalt could enable a 100 mile auto range, halve vehicle weight, cut costs, and end dependence on gasoline or steam, if a cheap cobalt supply is found. He tours the country seeking sources of pure cobalt priced for mass use.
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