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Since you brought it up ddrew2u... does anybody else think this is kind of a stupid idea? Not the technology of course, that sounds like a crucial part of making electric cars viable. But rather the idea of a giveaway of money to someone who just invented a can't miss money maker? This is like trying to encourage betting in a casino by giving an extra prize to someone who just won a $1 million jackpot.
What they need to encourage is the basic research that leads up to the eventual successful invention. I am going to check out the links you included in a second, I'm just saying the whole idea of rewarding the grand prize winner with an additional tax payer financed extra bonus prize is kind of stupid.
