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On 10/23/2024 10:38 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
> On 10/23/24 05:31, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>> Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Batteries are not a power source - they are a power store.
>>
>> This is true for storage batteries, not for primary batteries like 
>> alkaline
>> cells.  Some languages make a specific distinction between 
>> "l'accumulateur"
>> and "la cellule" but English does not unfortunately.
>> --scott
>>
> 
>      Look up Flow Batteries.  They are not in automotive use yet but
> would keep gas stations open to supply the fluid with which they
> operate.
> 
>      You would have a future that resembles the immediate past.

I've certainly heard of flow batteries, but usually as stationary
storage.

Applying them to vehicles sounds very complicated. Any idea of the
volumes of fluids required for, say, 100 kWh? That's the size of a
hefty EV battery today. What voltage would they provide?

pt