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Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Cars That Think

An example, she says, is the task of balancing energy flows in the power grid. Their energy density is as little as 10 percent that of lithium-ion batteries. To shrink them enough to fit in electric vehicles, you need to raise their energy density to that of lithium-ion batteries.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The MiEV runs on a lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged in seven or so hours on a 240-volt line. There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids.