MPEG2 decode assist curiously isn’t supported
For several weeks I’ve been writing about robust demand in Europe for a new class of HEVs that are usually referred to as “stop-start” or “micro hybrids.”
The GS45 isn’t all bad, I suppose. It has a GMA 4500MHD graphics component capable of accelerating high-definition VC-1 and H.264 video playback. MPEG2 decode assist curiously isn’t supported, though. I wouldn’t get your hopes up about gaming, HP ZT3000 Battery either. The 4500MHD has enough grunt to handle all the fancy cosmetic effects in Windows 7, but in-game frame rates are lackluster at best and dismal at worst.
The current cost of Li-based HP DV3000 Battery is approximately a factor of two too high on a kW basis. The main cost drivers being addressed are the high cost of raw materials and materials processing, the cost of cell and module packaging, and manufacturing costs.
It’s sobering if not downright depressing when you get to the middle of the article and read about Dr. Anderman’s HP NC4000 Battery analysis of the gasoline prices required for HEVs to make economic sense.
On balance my sense is that A123 is probably trading at or near a reasonable value given its financial condition and short- to medium-term revenue prospects. I’m not as sanguine about the market valuations of some of the other domestic lithium-ion Pavilion dv8000 Battery developers because their financial position is far weaker and they’ve let their stories and stock prices get ahead of business fundamentals. As a result, I don’t see a tremendous amount of short-term upside potential in the lithium-ion subgroup.
Still, the HP DV5 Battery is designed to be recharged by being plugged into an outlet after it is driven, and some customers will want to install a 240-volt outlet in their garages to speed up the recharging time.
