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Your Car Doors Might Be Turned Into Batteries Soon

Ariel Schwartz - FastCompany September 28, 2010 2:20 PM

Electric vehicle batteries are big, heavy, and expensive. Volvo hopes to tackle all three problem with one creative solution: body panels that double as car batteries.

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