Please folks, let’s not waste bandwidth here talking about etherware or technology that is “promising”, or “just around the corner”, but meanwhile extremely expensive and generally unavailable to our interest group. These things may come to market in our time, or not, but as moderator, I have to call a stop to ask that you not post new, unmarketed technology announcements to this list or responding to these posts. Doing so risks putting unmoderated posting privileges at risk. There have been several promising battery technologies that have never made it to market, were pulled from the market or are otherwise generally too expensive or unavailable. Evercel offered amazing new battery technology (nickel zinc) 6 years ago or so, but after a brief appearance on the market ( they were available thru Cabella’s), the company issued a single license to a Korean company that doesn’t seem to have done anything with the technology. And in the early 90’s, we were told we were imminently close to having production, affordable electromagnetic batteries (EMB’s or flywheel energy storage systems) by several firms, yet now, 15+ years later, we still cannot go out and buy an affordable flywheel energy storage “battery” unit for electric vehicles.
Based on such experience, I’m a bit sensitive to marketing pitches and etherware promises.
-Moderator, Electricboats
>With respect to promising new battery chemistry, this Zinc-Air might be cheaper and and safer than Lithium types. Compressed air takes a lot of energy to create, not very efficient because it wastes heat like crazy, at least it does in my shop air compressor!!
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