I AM right.
Phinergy-Alcoa’s plan is for automakers to use tiny lithium ion packs so they use more aluminum air packs.
That is not the plan of the automakers.
Tesla also has a similar patent.
There will be at least three competing firms making these. So Alcoa-Phinergy will not be able to dictate to automakers how they configure the lithium ion packs.
Going by history as to how electric vehicles actually perform in real world conditions - night (lights) winter (heater) summer (air-conditioning) wretched traffic (stuck runing heat or air and not going anywhere) I had friends at Ga Power who used to use company electric cars. I remember one guy went from downtown to the perimeter (about 18 miles) and ran out of juice to get back. Fortunately there was a costco with an electric charging station nearby, so after an hour or two he was able to return.