Far be it from me to mix politics with Tech News but this kind of took me by surprise. Republican John McCain said on Monday if elected he would propose awarding a $300 million prize to the auto company that develops a next-generation car battery that weans America off oil. Two things wrong here that I see. One that a bunch of money to award anyone , yet along private enterprise  And two, that battery is probably already been developed. Call it the cynic in me , but technology is released in bits and pieces and only when profitable Corporations lust fo rthe bottom line is always the priority. It is no different here. It is and always will be about the money. Show me the money. Cant you see the auto companies telling him , I thnk we can do it for 500 Million!