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Ah yes, a convenient 400 liters of fluid, yielding an incredible 4 miles per gallon, saving a remarkable 120 lbs over a typical 1000 lb EV battery, assuming all
by elif 3y ago
Ah yes, a convenient 400 liters of fluid, yielding an incredible 4 miles per gallon, saving a remarkable 120 lbs over a typical 1000 lb EV battery, assuming all of the non-fluid components are weightless and the fluid is only as dense as water. What a vision of the future, where fuel transportation costs are not only an order of magnitude larger on paper, they are paid twice as used fluid must also be stored, transported, and processed.
- tmikaeld 3y agoAs mentioned in the article, the fluid can be recharged inside the vehicle, the pumping is just an option to speed it up.
- puchatek 3y agoThis tech is in its infancy
- red75prime 3y agoNo guarantees that it will mature into something competitive in automotive industry though.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> they are paid twice as used fluid must also be stored, transported, and processed Isn’t this true of the discharged electrolyte in conventional batteries?
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoIn theory you could transport the fluid like gasoline so you could charge it in some central facility the equivalent of a refinery, but then you'd need it to be transported both there and back. The better solution is presumably to charge the used fluid directly at the fueling station using a grid connection, though that does have some issues. What happens if the used fluid out of some random car is contaminated with something?
- adrianN 3y agoFlow batteries are probably only interesting for grid scale stationary storage.