Comment Re:awesome! (Score 1) 202
The Electric Car Version seems to be made of 10 cells with 2.4 volts each. One such set will weigh 2 kg (4.4 Pounds) and contain only about 100Wh (360kJ) of energy. This is half to a third of what a Li-Ion battery is capable of at the same weight. For a Car using 30 kW of energy (Highway speeds in an economical car) to drive for two hours you would need more than 1200 kg (2600 pounds) of battery, the "more than" comes from the fact that you can't deep-draw these kinds of battery.
A generic Li-Ion Camera battery can hold about 150Wh per kg (300Wh in a 2 kg package). It may take a long time to recharge and be a firehazard but you will get a lot more distance out of it.
The only positives in this new Battery Cell is charge time and battery life.
A generic Li-Ion Camera battery can hold about 150Wh per kg (300Wh in a 2 kg package). It may take a long time to recharge and be a firehazard but you will get a lot more distance out of it.
The only positives in this new Battery Cell is charge time and battery life.
