New Battery May Greatly Extend Electric Car Range

Electric cars are already on the roads but the demand is still low due to their relatively short range. This week in Canada, an Israeli company plans to demonstrate a new aluminum-air battery, claiming it can extend the electric car’s range by 1,600 kilometers. So-called metal-air batteries have been around for some time but with limited use because they cannot be recharged. Once depleted, such a battery must be replaced with a fresh one. The batteries produce electricity through a...

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