NickW + 2,714 NW October 20, 2019 Interesting. Ex Royal Navy Nuclear Engineer develops Aluminium - Air battery. UK Govt pumps in 100K in development grant. If this is a runner the developer has partnered with a Uk manufacturer and not sold out like most the turn coat spivs who sell the Uk down the river. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7592485/Father-eight-invents-electric-car-battery-drivers-1-500-miles-without-charging-it.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PE Scott + 563 SC October 20, 2019 I think I've seen something about this once before. It doesn't say it clearly in this article, but I remember the battery being unable to recharge the same way a lithium battery is recharged. Instead, of my memory serves me, you have to swap out the whole battery. Not neccesarily a bad thing, just different. I'm excited to see where this technology goes and what kind of energy density it is able to achieve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickW + 2,714 NW October 20, 2019 1 hour ago, PE Scott said: I think I've seen something about this once before. It doesn't say it clearly in this article, but I remember the battery being unable to recharge the same way a lithium battery is recharged. Instead, of my memory serves me, you have to swap out the whole battery. Not neccesarily a bad thing, just different. I'm excited to see where this technology goes and what kind of energy density it is able to achieve. It is effectively a fuel cell and you would simply change the cell which takes about 90 seconds so quite comparable to that of filling a car with petrol. The energy density of this system is mooted at 8-9 times that of a Lithium battery. Aluminium - Air Batteries can be built with a energy density of 1300wh/kg. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites