Energy: How Batteries Could Completely Upend the World of Energy

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Energy: How Batteries Could Completely Upend the World of Energy

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Mar 17, 2016

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Steve Levine, author of The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World, joins us in studio to discuss the current status of batteries and the impact they could have on the energy market over the next 10-20 years.

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Mar 17, 2016

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Energy: How Batteries Could Completely Upend the World of Energy

Energy: How Batteries Could Completely Upend the World of Energy

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