ToddRLockwood
Active Member
I think you're forgetting remote and/or underpopulated areas. It's not even that Tesla or some third party won't install superchargers, but that these regions are off-grid. Al-Air provides a zero-emissions solution for those areas (they're already flying in fuel).
What about charging with solar?
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Basically these Al-Air batteries will be something very similar to a hydrogen fuel cell with regards to convenience, cost and environmental foot print. The value proposition just isn't good enough. Especially when you consider the theoretical Al-Air battery (not on the market) with Tesla current Li-Ion (on the market).
To quote Elon some more (in addition to the BS quote): "Don't send us a PowerPoint, send us an actual working cell".
So true. I keep going back to Elon's 2013 appearance on TED where he walks through the thought process that led him to determine that the combination of solar power and electric cars (with Li-Ion batteries) was the best solution for both cars and the electric grid. Solving one issue also solves the other. Solar's biggest benefit is its feedstock cost, which is zero.