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Leo Motors Exhibits Electric Trucks with Zinc Air Fuel Cell Range Extenders

Green Car Congress

displayed two electric trucks equipped with a new Zinc Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC) system as a range-extender at the EV Korea 2010 Expo. The refuelable ZAFC oxidizes zinc pellets, generating the power to recharge the Li-ion polymer battery pack. Leo Motors, Inc. Leo filed for patents on the ZAFC technology in 2008. Click to enlarge.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

Green Car Congress

Dendrite Free Zinc?Air Air Battery. Naval Research Laboratory, will develop a low-cost battery using zinc-air technology. Currently, zinc-air batteries are low power and offer a limited cycle life. If successful, EnZinc’s zinc-air technology could reduce electric vehicle battery cost by more than half.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Meanwhile, the US Department of Energy and many automakers are developing cobalt-free batteries , and companies are investing enormous resources in the development of new battery technologies, including the use of glass , lithium metal , lithium-sulfur , sodium , graphene , and zinc air.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Meanwhile, the US Department of Energy and many automakers are developing cobalt-free batteries , and companies are investing enormous resources in the development of new battery technologies, including the use of glass , lithium metal , lithium-sulfur , sodium , graphene , and zinc air.

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