Friday, March 8, 2013

Gasoline Versus Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Energy Density Scale

Gasoline - 12,000 watt-hours per kilogram, lithium-ion batteries - 150 watt-hours per kilogram (one of the main reasons why the Tesla Roadster's battery pack weighs nearly a thousand pounds).
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3 comments:

  1. BB-IdahoMarch 9, 2013 at 4:38 AM

    Lithium ion batteries pose another
    problem as well:
    a tendency to overheat and electrolyte with a low flashpoint.

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  2. Will "take no prisoners" HartMarch 9, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    Yeah, that sounds like a pretty huge chink in the armor.

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  3. dmarksMarch 10, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Aren't these the batteries that have made Boeing's Dreamliner into a Screamliner?

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