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Originally posted by island911
Nice looking technology, Aurel. Tho' what are the energy densities (both volume and weight specific)?
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They are less than standard Li-ion, about 80 Wh/kg, and 100 Wh/L. This is mostly because of the lower cell output voltage of 2.4V. But this also gives you the safety and very fast charging capability: 10C=6 minutes, not a problem. Better life too.
Unfortunately in this battery world, having it all is very difficult: Safety+energy+power+long life does not exist yet. There is EESTOR that is claiming to have it all in dielectric capacitors, but they are not showing any prototypes, while the AltairNano battery packs are already tested in real vehicles. They have an intriguing technology tho.
Aurel