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New Metal-Air Battery Drives Car 1800Km Without Recharge
IFLScience.com ^ | 9JUN2014 | Stephen Luntz

Posted on 06/10/2014 6:46:54 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine

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The Israelis bless the world again. I'm sure Tesla will be talking with them shortly if not already.
1 posted on 06/10/2014 6:46:54 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
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To: Jack Hydrazine

1,800km = 1,125 miles


2 posted on 06/10/2014 6:47:34 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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3 000 kilometer = 1 864.113 576 7 mile
on one charge?......................


3 posted on 06/10/2014 6:48:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (Soon there will be another American Civil War. Will make the first one seem like a Tea Party........)
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“the battery weighs just 100km”

Thats a pretty heavy, er long battery.


4 posted on 06/10/2014 6:49:27 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

the car also goes 3000kg without charging!


5 posted on 06/10/2014 6:50:26 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: Jack Hydrazine

“The big disadvantage of aluminum-air batteries is that they don’t last. The aluminum turns to aluminum-hydroxide. While this can be recycled, it can’t be recharged by plugging the battery into a powerpoint.”

Important detail.


6 posted on 06/10/2014 6:51:29 AM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Say goodbye to OPEC.........


7 posted on 06/10/2014 6:51:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Soon there will be another American Civil War. Will make the first one seem like a Tea Party........)
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100 kg = 220 lbs

1/5th the weight of the Tesla battery

8 posted on 06/10/2014 6:51:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

I was making fun of the ‘km’ used in the article.


9 posted on 06/10/2014 6:52:29 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Red Badger

1,875 miles on one charge is what they are claiming. They’ve demonstrated 1,125 miles which is close to four times the range of Tesla’s Model S.


10 posted on 06/10/2014 6:53:01 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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How much would this disposable battery cost? Bet you can buy a ton of gasoline for that price.


11 posted on 06/10/2014 6:54:07 AM PDT by txrefugee
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At what cost?


12 posted on 06/10/2014 6:54:09 AM PDT by Busko (The only thing that is certain is that nothing is certain.)
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To: txrefugee

Have no idea.


13 posted on 06/10/2014 6:54:33 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: driftdiver

I know...And I wasn’t correcting you. Just wanted to reduce it to pounds.


14 posted on 06/10/2014 6:55:31 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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The battery weighs just 100km

But it can go 22 volt-amps per circular hectare.


15 posted on 06/10/2014 6:55:31 AM PDT by Iron Munro (The Obamas' Black skin has morphed into Teflon thanks to the Obama Media)
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To: lacrew

Beyond important, that detail seems critical.

How long before battery replacement?


16 posted on 06/10/2014 6:56:22 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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...it can't be recharged by plugging the battery into a powerpoint.

Maybe with some additional R&D investment, they can solve this problem. Then I'll be a multi-gazillionaire with my hundreds of powerpoint decks sitting around collecting bit dust. If you make me an offer now, I'll let them go for a song. Don't wait! You must act now before this new technology takes off and my PPTX deck prices soar!

17 posted on 06/10/2014 6:56:22 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Jack Hydrazine

cant be recharged, which means you have to buy a new one every thousand or so miles at an astronomical cost.


18 posted on 06/10/2014 6:56:49 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: Busko

Remember when a flatscreen was $70,000?


19 posted on 06/10/2014 6:56:56 AM PDT by Crazieman (Are you naive enough to think VOTING will fix this entrenched system?)
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To: Red Badger
It is not a charge. It is an irreversible electro-chemical reaction. I looked at these 20 years ago for communication facilities.

They may use air, but they still have a liquid electrolyte that is separated from the air by a fragile membrane. I don't think it would do well in a crash.

20 posted on 06/10/2014 6:56:57 AM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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