[LINK] Electric vehicles and generation

[Geoffrey Ramadan]

30 kilowatts per kilogram (kW/kg)
http://www.physorg.com/news3056.html

I can see why they are excited!

Looks promising if they can scale it up.

Reg
Geoff


Robin Stephens wrote:
> On 7/23/06, Geoffrey Ramadan <gramadan at umd.com.au> wrote:
>> The key issue for electric vehicles is "power density" of the Battery.
>>
>> To give you an idea of the challenge for electric vehicles.
>>
>> Petrol has a "Energy Density" of 13,200 W-hr/kg
>>
>> Lead-acid  is only 22 W-hr/kg
>> Nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) 44 W-hr/kg
>> Silver-Zinc(Ag-Zn)  110 W-hr/kg
>> Magnesium hydride with Ni catalyst (Mg-H (Ni))  2300 W-hr/kg
>
> Wonder what the energy density of these would be.
>
> "Nano World: Carbon nanotube capacitors"
>
> "Carbon nanotubes could help release and hold electrical energy, for
> potential use in everything from microchips to hybrid cars, experts
> told UPI's Nano World."
>
> http://www.physorg.com/news10525.html
>
> Robin