[crazyjncsu]

The news to me is now arstechnica.com is syndicating content from wired.com ... And as far as I'm concerned, no good can come from that...

... starting with this article which gives credence to these Asp and Greenhalgh fellows, who have deemed the current situation with batteries as a "structural parasite" while at the same time proposing to incorporate them into the skin of the vehicle, which moves mass way upwards and way outwards-- both of the no-nos in regards to stability. The negative effects from just the shifting of mass will likely outweigh any of the gains using their method, which so far seem to be a bit nebulous. And that's ignoring many of the obvious safety, reparability, and complexity concerns...

[toast0]

Wired and ArsTechnica are both Conde Nast brands. Wired is definitely 98% breathless reporting, and ArsTechnica is aiming for that too, while still trying to catch a couple people that remember what it was like before they sold out.