He adds that if the company can maintain leverage in the 2x-3x range, share count could shrink by over 25% by 2015, and by over half by 2020.

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The range of electric car batteries is known to shrink sometimes in cold weather, as industry experts have discovered.

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Speaking of which, the researchers believe they could pump the range up to 10 miles with a bit of extra research, and even shrink the blaster down to make it "fully portable" in less than five years.

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