Air-Aluminum energy source for autos and vehicles

 

Looks like it is. The Aluminum | Air battery appears to be feasible. Actually, it is a fuel cell rather than a traditional battery. Well, it is not rechargeable but do not worry. Just pull out the Aluminum electrode and replace it with a fresh electrode. This is just the kind of device needed for a country like India which does not have significant lithum resources. The nice thing is, these batteries can be produced 100% indigenously in India.

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is in colloboration with Israel for the development of these batteries and IOC (https://iocl.com/aboutus/profile.aspx) is a serious company.

Read more here:

https://www.electrive.com/2019/08/31/indian-oil-aims-to-produce-battery-cells/

Mahindra is also intested. May be the auto-rickshaws will run on these. I pray this happens, the low grade gas these run are responsible for most respiratory ailments.

https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/indian-oil-and-israel%E2%80%99s-phinergy-test-aluminiumair-battery-on-mahindra-treo-78264

Ashok Leyland is also interested:

https://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/ashok-leyland-israels-phinergy-develop-electric-cv-solutions-27814

Even Renault and Nissan interested: Watch the YouTube Video

https://youtu.be/KRlxwTNnq9E

Source for the above: https://www.hybridcars.com/renault-nissan-to-use-phinergys-aluminum-air-battery/

Video source:https://www.autoblog.com/2019/10/22/aluminum-air-electric-car-battery/

Toyota's hydrogen powered car is no 'fool's' technology

Not long ago some one from the all electrical vehicle technology quipped playing on the word 'fuel cell' that Toyota is pursuing a foolish path in its development of hydrogen powered car.

Older posts here:

http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2014/07/battery-powered-car-is-history.html
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2014/07/toyota-fchv-concept-vehicle.html

Now it even has a name. Well here is the car and Toyota is trippling its investment.

More details here:
http://hodentekplus.blogspot.com/2014/12/toyotas-hydrogen-powered-car-coming-to.html

 

Toyota FCHV-Concept Vehicle

Taking 'Sustainable Mobility' to the next step Toyota has been working on using hyrogen fuel cells. It appears (this post heavily based on the Toyota site:
 http://www.toyota-global.com/innovation/environmental_technology/fuelcell_vehicle/)
that Toyota started selling the 'Fuel cell' cars in Japan (Toyota FCHV) as early as 2002!

The car uses both hybrid technology(battery) and in-situ generation of Hydrogen as fuel.
Staring the car under -30deg C and cruising range of some 830 KMS without refuelling are quite extraordinary.

'Toyota FCHV-Adv' came out in 2008 also sold to limited users.

The next generation of fuel cell vehicle was displayed as 'Toyota FCHV Concept' at the 43rd autoshow in Tokyo in 2013.
Here is screen shot of the concept model:

I am not sure when it will become affordable for most folks. It will go on sale in Japan very soon.