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Fletcher makes a good case that the electric-car trend may soon be able to shed its dubious reputation as a public-private hybrid and roll under its own power. --Ronald Bailey, The Wall Street Journal There's never a dull page as Mr. Fletcher slaloms through the science, the business deals and the political pitfalls. --Don Sherman, The New York Times Bottled Lightning is a gripping introduction to this sophisticated technology and its place in our society. --Bruno Scrosati, Nature A well-written, smart and--when Fletcher gets rolling in the last quarter of the book--rollicking story. --Steve LeVine, Foreign Policy [Fletcher] follows lithium from the South American salt flats where most lithium minerals are mined to the labs of General Motors, tracing its journey from obscure metal to one of the most sought-after resources on earth--and perhaps the centerpiece of the automotive future. -- Discover Fletcher captivatingly explains just how significant lithium may beco

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Seth Fletcher is a senior editor at Popular Science magazine. His writing has also appeared in Men's Journal, Outside, Salon, and other publications. He lives in Brooklyn.

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