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Old November 14th 07, 10:29 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Eduardo K.
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Default Electric Car? How about a Compressed Air Car?

In article . com,
Jay Honeck wrote:

The problem of temperature range must be considered again because
the performance of Lithium-air varies by a factor of 5 over the
-20 0C to +40 0C range. It is important to note that the battery
must be tuned to the application because Lithium-air batteries are
not going to start Minnesota autos in January.


That's the kiss of death, I'm afraid. Perhaps a mix of lithium-air
with lithium-ion batteries would work, but the climate in the US is
too widely variable to rely on a power supply that is so temperature-
sensitive.


not really a problem. a very small heater can keep it from freezing
without much energy loss..




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