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Well, given we ship around semi-trucks full (ok not completely full due to the exact weight you describe) of lead-acid car batteries for recycling, it wouldn't
by tw04 10y ago
Well, given we ship around semi-trucks full (ok not completely full due to the exact weight you describe) of lead-acid car batteries for recycling, it wouldn't be unthinkable. Li-on, I believe, is roughly 200% lighter for the same battery.
IE:
http://www.powertechsystems.eu/home/tech-corner/lithium-ion-vs-lead-acid-battery/ http://www.powertechsystems.eu/home/tech-corner/lithium-ion-...
Not sure how that carries over to larger batteries as I've only really dealt with them for ATV type use.
- andlier 10y ago40kg for lead acid equals 13.6kg for lithium so that's 66% lighter.
- Rhinobird 10y agoIs 200% lighter half as heavy, or is it buoyant? Cause 100% lighter is weightless. So 200% would be a negative weight. I am just confused.
- andlier 10y agoYou are correct, the link to powertechsystems.eu has those erroneous percentage calculations.
- Symmetry 10y agoThe back of my envelope says that a shipping container full of Li-on batteries would weight 192.5 tons at 2.5 kg/L compared to the maximum standard load of 30.5 tons. So it would have to be mostly empty. I don't think that makes it infeasible, though.