>As the price of normal fuels goes up, this tech is coming out strong.

I'll say. Now that heating oil is up around $3.25/gal I'm certain it's better to heat my house by leaving all the lights on than running the furnace (see my earlier analysis on Current Events). I might need to run some fans to move the hot air off of the bulbs but then the waste heat of the fan motors helps out too.

Hmm, maybe a good excuse to buy a giant new stereo amp and big-screen TV....

Wait, Even better idea for the new battery tech!

Drag some cutting edge batteries or capacitors into _the office_ every day, charge them up on my employer's tab, then drag them home to run heaters. Yeah, that's the ticket!

Seriously, though, electric cars raise some interesting "siphoning" issues. Stock up now on locking covers for your outdoor outlets.