8 Nov
2019
8 Nov
'19
11:33 p.m.
On 11/8/19, Steven Schear
Perhaps we'll eventually have batteries for utilities, automobiles and aircraft which "refuel", rather than recharge in place, using electrolyte replacement.
See for example, https://energypost.eu/can-vanadium-flow-batteries-beat-li-ion-for-utility-sc...
Flow batteries have a section here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_types Are VFB's available for people to buy and hack into their houses, at what comparative price for initial plus consumables, waste, lifetime, etc? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-iron_battery These can be had from various countries on ebay, alibaba, etc. Swap out the electrolyte every decade or so. Fairly cheap and hard to kill.