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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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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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“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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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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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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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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...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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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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Sound encouraging.

But why use a silver catalyst? That could be very expensive. There are cheaper CO2 scrubbers: zeolites and ethanolamine come to mind.


23 posted on 06/10/2014 6:59:08 AM PDT by kidd
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I see that it can run for 1800 km on one charge, but what’s that “3000 km” bit? That’s the lifetime of the battery? One month, maybe two, of regular driving?


24 posted on 06/10/2014 6:59:49 AM PDT by jiggyboy
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Wow! These would be great for space exploration!

Oh, wait.


31 posted on 06/10/2014 7:12:11 AM PDT by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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You still need to burn coal to get the electricity.


36 posted on 06/10/2014 7:17:14 AM PDT by logic101.net (How many more children must die on the altar of gun control?)
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I'm sure Tesla will be talking with them shortly if not already.

Good point. Tesla is positioned to take advantage of any advancements in energy storage. However, there have been thousands of claims like this one. They never materialize.

37 posted on 06/10/2014 7:21:52 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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Like anything based on aluminum, there is a lot of embodied energy in Phinergy's batteries, but they are manufacturing their products in Quebec, where the electricity is almost entirely sourced from hydroelectric stations, keeping the carbon footprint small.

The energy isn't the big CO2 source in aluminum refining. You heat up the aluminum oxide until it is molten, put in a carbon electrode and run current through it. This results in the chemical reaction 2AlO3 + 3C -> 4Al + 3CO. Well, what do you know, CO2 is released. Unless you can capture this or have a carbon neutral way of producing the carbon anode out of atmospheric carbon, this isn't a way of reducing the carbon footprint of driving.

38 posted on 06/10/2014 7:22:32 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Republican amnesty supporters don't care whether their own homes are called mansions or haciendas.)
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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. Instead the whole battery will need to be replaced when the aluminum has been used up. Advocates of this system claim that battery swaps can be done quickly and easily.

They were working to establish a network of battery pack swap stations for specially equipped cars converted to electric with easily removed and replaced modular battery packs, Renault I think, several years ago in Israel. This was to overcome range and time to recharge issues present in existing technology at that time. Haven't heard much about it since, but this appears to feed into that same scheme with a much improved battery pack.

39 posted on 06/10/2014 7:27:23 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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Is Freeper here aware of any gas or diesel powered engine that runs at a constant (optimal) speed that could be used to power a small electric battery charger?

I am looking for a very small one


41 posted on 06/10/2014 7:30:27 AM PDT by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period. PALIN/CRUZ 2016)
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Keep trying. Maybe the next discovery will be the one.


43 posted on 06/10/2014 7:37:27 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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Whatever shortcomings this currently has will be overcome pretty quickly.

Then we can wave goodbye to Arab oil and American companies gouging us at the pump.


44 posted on 06/10/2014 7:38:20 AM PDT by sakic
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