$1 per 10km (Reply #6) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Far-Out Tech Department Fuel Your Future Car With Aluminum [View all]

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 04:33 AM

6. $1 per 10km

According to the process model and results we obtained from prototype, eventually one kilo of aluminum ends up as 8.6MJ (2.4KW-h) of useful electric power. Tesla car consumes 13.5 KW-h per 100 km. So it will need 5.6 Kg of aluminum, at total cost less than $11.

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8 replies	Author	Time	Post
Far-Out Tech Department Fuel Your Future Car With Aluminum [View all]	elifino	Jun 2012	OP
At a cost of EXACTLY how much energy?	TheMadMonk	Jun 2012	#1
You are correct	elifino	Jun 2012	#2
50MJ	GideonYampolsky	Jun 2012	#4
How do you come to that conclusion?	NickB79	Jun 2012	#5
$1 per 10km	GideonYampolsky	Jun 2012	#6
Are you actually involved in the development of this technology?	NickB79	Jun 2012	#7
Yes, I'm working on that project.	GideonYampolsky	Jun 2012	#8
SIGH Again ?	eppur_se_muova	Jun 2012	#3

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