On Aug 5, 2015, at 8:18 AM, len moskowitz via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
> 60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range Before you get too excited...these batteries are not rechargeable. They work by combining the aluminum in the battery with atmospheric oxygen -- essentially, they burn the aluminum, releasing electrons in the process, and leaving behind aluminum oxide. The process isn't reversible -- at least, not by simply plugging it into the wall. You'd have to re-refine the aluminum oxide into metallic aluminum...which is a notoriously energy-intensive operation, something that was practically impossible before the invention of the induction furnace. I don't know what the recycling efficiency is of these batteries, but I'm sure it's nowhere near the ~80%+ of a typical rechargeable battery's duty cycle. As such, though I'm sure these batteries will serve a vital purpose in the not-too-distant future...I'm also pretty sure that purpose won't be as an EV's primary traction battery. b& _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
