I've always thought that mechanical storage systems as opposed to chemical would be better.
Half joking: Wouldn't simply winding up a very large series of "springs" be simpler than all this battery nonsense? I mean, geez, we could wind them back up pretty easily and I'm thinking someone could make this work. The springs could turn a small generator or something.
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