Re: [EVDL] Electric Car May Be the Best Choice for Teen Drivers

2015-08-05 Thread K O via EV
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Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread John Lussmyer via EV
On Wed Aug 05 10:15:20 PDT 2015 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >Wouldn't you like to have one of these as a backup when your LiIons go >dead? For 60 pounds of weight, you'd get 1000 miles of range, with a few >hundred miles of range between each plain water fill-up. > >If the price was right, this might b

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread Sean Korb via EV
lease use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Sean Korb spk...@spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Mill

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread Sean Korb via EV
.spkorb.org '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382 "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso -- next part ---

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread Bill Dennis via EV
The recharge efficiency, I believe, is between only 15% - 20%. But I don't see it as much of an issue, since most people would be using the aluminum battery only as a range extender, not in daily use. The Phinergy test car relies mostly on lithium cells for its primary mobility, employing the Al-

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
Ben wrote:  ...these batteries are not rechargeable. I noted in the title that these are primary batteries. Wouldn't you like to have one of these as a backup when your LiIons go dead? For 60 pounds of weight, you'd get 1000 miles of range, with a few hundred miles of range between each

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread EVDL Administrator via EV
Metal-air batteries seem to be pretty good for hearing aids. For EVs, I'm not so sure. The main problem is that they're primary batteries - not rechargeable. When they're discharged, you have to rebuild them. (Some people call them metal fuel cells.) Alcan and Unique Mobility worked with A

Re: [EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread Ben Goren via EV
On Aug 5, 2015, at 8:18 AM, len moskowitz via EV 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

[EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0 http://www.phinergy.com/ https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinf

[EVDL] Aluminum-Air-Water Primary Battery Backup for LiIon Pack

2015-08-05 Thread len moskowitz via EV
60 pounds of battery for 1000 miles of range https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxX2A041w0http://www.phinergy.com/ https://youtu.be/k6kIJlgqezE Len Moskowitz ___ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi

[EVDL] EVLN: BRUSA making&selling Qualcomm wireless inductive EVSE

2015-08-05 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.teleanalysis.com/corporate/qualcomm-and-brusa-sign-wireless-electric-vehicle-charging-agreement-16630.html Qualcomm and BRUSA Sign Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Agreement August 2, 2015 [image http://www.teleanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/BRUSA-Elektronik-e143848557499

[EVDL] EVLN: The Hi-Perf DIY theswitchlab.com EV Can Be Built in a Week

2015-08-05 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://makezine.com/2015/07/29/making-the-switch/ This High-Performance Electric Vehicle Kit Can Be Built in a Week By Peter Oliver and Jim McGreen July 29th, 2015 [image http://i1.wp.com/makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/S-12-Nice-Side-Image.Still001-620x349.jpg (Switch EV) / Sam Eust

[EVDL] EVLN: SF-CA area i3 owners get $1k to non-peak-charge in 18mo trial

2015-08-05 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/30/9075007/bmw-i3-electric-car-rebate-san-francisco BMW i3 owners in the Bay Area are getting $1,000 not to charge at peak hours By Sean O'Kane July 30, 2015 [image https://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ccUSnY1VADSaH-eznAQkbzu-fx4=/0x0:3499x2333/800x536/cdn0.vox-cdn.

[EVDL] EVLN: Electric Car May Be the Best Choice for Teen Drivers

2015-08-05 Thread brucedp5 via EV
http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/why-an-electric-car-may-be-the-best-choice-for-teen-drivers.html/?a=viewall Why an Electric Car May Be the Best Choice for Teen Drivers Collin Woodard July 29, 2015 [images http://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ElectricCar1.jpg / Mitsubis