Off-Topic - Aluminum Air Batteries April 27, 2015, 04:38:17 pm Yahoo Message Number: 152452Interesting article about new discovery in battery technology. It sure would be nice to have a battery that recharges just by adding water. Tesla's gigafactory could be obsolete before it even opens. Here's why.
Re: Off-Topic - Aluminum Air Batteries Reply #1 – April 27, 2015, 04:51:10 pm Yahoo Message Number: 152453Interesting! Might have to work a few kinks out of the "aluminium air" technology before it's a viable application for vehicles, though. Batteries which stay in one piece after discharging are a lot less messy! ;-)"Among other unaddressed issues, he points out that aluminium-air batteries physically contract as they discharge, which can lead to fracturing and make them difficult to integrate into fault-intolerant automotive systems."Joan
Re: Off-Topic - Aluminum Air Batteries Reply #2 – April 27, 2015, 06:13:42 pm Yahoo Message Number: 152454Definitely some kinks to be worked out. Maybe this aluminum-air technology will never make it to the RV world. One can only hope.bobmoore14