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This Battery Could Drive A Car 1500 Miles – But There’s A Catch | Answers With Joe

Joe Scott | April 6, 2025



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The aluminum-air battery has made headlines on the promise of giving a car up to 1500 miles of range, which would be amazing. But there’s one big catch – you can’t recharge it.

Today we talk about the pros and cons of the aluminum-air battery, how it works, what “mechanical charging” is, and whether there’s a real case to be made for their widespread use.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS:

https://www.aluminum.org/aluminum-advantage/history-aluminum

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/14/2787

https://international-aluminium.org/statistics/primary-aluminium-production/#map

https://www.aluminum.org/sustainability/aluminum-recycling

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/fs/solid-rocket-booster.html

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33670482/nio-swappable-batteries-lease/

https://www.automotivelogistics.media/electric-vehicles/aluminum-air-a-better-battery-for-evs/40079.article

https://electrek.co/2021/07/28/how-much-does-it-cost-to-charge-a-tesla/

https://pluginamerica.org/about-us/electric-vehicle-survey/

https://www.phinergymarine.com/

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/electric-ships-the-world-top-five-projects-by-battery-capacity/

http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/06/17/israels-phinergy-tests-1100-mile-range-electric-car-aluminum-air-battery-system-video/

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