Comments on: Metal-Air Battery With 11 Times More Energy at Half the Cost? http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mattk http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-88702 mattk Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:55:45 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-88702 so long as its rechargeable, you dont want the gas/fuel companys having control of the battery packs you spoke of. Part of the appeal of electric cars to me is the price to run them. If they had to be swappable packs then that would not be good. Renewable with the energy coming from wind or solar is the way to go. so long as its rechargeable, you dont want the gas/fuel companys having control of the battery packs you spoke of. Part of the appeal of electric cars to me is the price to run them. If they had to be swappable packs then that would not be good. Renewable with the energy coming from wind or solar is the way to go.

]]> By: Wayne Williamson http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-81549 Wayne Williamson Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:30:14 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-81549 Susan, Anything new on this or was this just a take the money and run thing... ps..their website has nothing.... Susan,
Anything new on this or was this just a take the money and run thing…
ps..their website has nothing….

]]> By: co2 http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-13072 co2 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:39 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-13072 Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a "gas" station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station. This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or - if they are smart - the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies. Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a “gas” station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station.

This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or – if they are smart – the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies.

]]> By: co2 http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-36451 co2 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-36451 Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a "gas" station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station. This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or - if they are smart - the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies. Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a “gas” station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station.

This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or – if they are smart – the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies.

]]> By: co2 http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-36452 co2 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-36452 Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a "gas" station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station. This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or - if they are smart - the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies. Just swap the whole battery pack, less messy and guaranteed to work. Just need to come up with a standard, modular form factor that all cars use. Then you can just stop at a “gas” station and swap out your cars battery modules for charged ones at the station.

This could be done using some form of lease plan where either the car manufacturers, or – if they are smart – the gas companies could buy the batteries and prorate the price of the battery over the lifetime of the battery (say 500 charge cycles), or require the owners to lease a battery from the gas companies.

]]> By: Bud Bundy http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-13071 Bud Bundy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:01 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-13071 So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station? So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station?

]]> By: Bud Bundy http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-36449 Bud Bundy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-36449 So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station? So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station?

]]> By: Bud Bundy http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-36450 Bud Bundy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-36450 So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station? So does this mean the battery could be drained and refilled with charged liquid at a roadside or even a home charging station?

]]> By: Mary Matzek http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-13070 Mary Matzek Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:48:48 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-13070 I see no reason for battery technology not to get better. Hail, hail. I love it., Mary Matzek I see no reason for battery technology not to get better. Hail, hail. I love it.,

Mary Matzek

]]> By: Mary Matzek http://gas2.org/2009/11/09/metal-air-battery-with-11-times-more-at-half-the-cost/#comment-36447 Mary Matzek Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:48:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=4042#comment-36447 I see no reason for battery technology not to get better. Hail, hail. I love it., Mary Matzek I see no reason for battery technology not to get better. Hail, hail. I love it.,

Mary Matzek

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