To encourage development of energy efficient automobiles, John McCain has announced that, if elected president, he will award $300 million in taxpayer dollars to whomever can design a usable car battery to deliver power at 30% of current costs and have “the size, capacity, cost and power to leapfrog the commercially available plug-in hybrids or electric cars.” Also included in McCain’s agenda are $5,000 tax credits for every purchaser of hybrid and electric cars and the ability to drill offshore for oil. While some Democrats are calling the battery proposal a “gimmick,” I decided to take him up on the offer. While I am not a scientist (I barely know an X-ray from a stingray), I feel confident about the blueprint below. All I need is to sign it, seal it, and send it off to the McCain campaign. Hello, $300,000,000! Boom-chicka-chicka.
