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By adamg on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 4:59pm
Lamborghini concept car at MIT

Josh Jacobs took a look at the all-electric concept car Lamborghini is building with MIT. Rather than sitting on top of large batteries, the car would be built out of carbon nanotubes that would double as batteries (the devil, natch, is in the details).

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By Um... on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 5:43pm.

So when do we find out carbon nanotubes are the new asbestos?

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By Somebody Else. on Tue, 11/07/2017 - 7:43pm.

That'd never happen.

https://www.nature.com/articles/nnano.2008.111

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By perruptor on Wed, 11/08/2017 - 6:28am.

If Nicola Tesla hadn't lost his funding, these things would be running on broadcast power.

I wonder why the wheels on this Lambo seem to be trying to evoke tire chains.

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By frobot on Wed, 11/08/2017 - 1:41pm.

First thing the wheels make me think of is copper windings.

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By Rob on Wed, 11/08/2017 - 8:40am.

If the frame and body are electric storage, what happens when you drive through a puddle?

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By baustin on Wed, 11/08/2017 - 1:21pm.

Finally, a car that doubles as a cheese grater.

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