Toyota working on magnesium batteries

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by eaglesight333, Jan 17, 2011.

  1. eaglesight333

    eaglesight333 Senior Member

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    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Well, we'll probably have to stick with Lithium EVs for a few generations until the range can be doubled.
     
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    2000 kwh would produce a range of 5000 to 8000 miles. That isn't competitive?:confused:

    (I'll blame it on some misunderstanding by the reporter, not the engineer being quoted.)
     
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    No blame it on toyota not being very clear. DBM/Audi and Tesla have already demonstrated great range. Toyota is just hyping the next thing so that analyst ignore they won't have the current thing for over a year. Li chemistry are just starting to expand usefull life/ kwh/kg, and decreasing $/kwh while kw/kg and kw/litre are already in good shape.
     
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