The lithium--water--air battery is a new primary battery of such exceptional power and energy that it is a candidate to provide propulsion for electric automobiles of the future. In the electrochemical reaction involved, lithium, oxygen, and CO sub 2 are combined; Li sub 2 CO sub 3 is left as a by-product to be removed from the battery and recycled. A subcompact car weighing 910 kg would transform 7.2 kg of lithium in traveling 320 km at 97 km/hr. At least an equal amount of lithium per car would be unavailable because of the need to recycle the by-product (Li sub 2 CO sub 3 ). Thus, a minimum of 14.4 kg of lithium per car is required to support a transportation system based upon this power source. Assuming that, in the year 2000, 12 to 16 percent of all vehicles are powered by lithium--water--air batteries, we will need 234,000 to 425,000 metric tons of lithium. This amount is somewhat less than the total known U.S. lithium reserves; but, if the current rate of consumption of lithium for other purposes continues, the supply of lithium will have to be increased. 4 figures, 5 tables.
Lithium Requirements for Electric Vehicles Using Lithium-Water-Air Batteries
1975
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Lithium ion batteries in electric drive vehicles
TIBKAT | 2016
|Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
|Lithium-iron sulfide batteries for electric vehicles
Tema Archiv | 1978
|Lithium Ion batteries in electric drive vehicles
SLUB | 2016
|Lithium-Iron Sulfide Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Kraftfahrwesen | 1978
|