            Comments     Threshold   Hybrid Battery Approach
Viable? By Shig on 10/30/2009 10:56:28 AM , Rating: 2 A
combination of these new batteries with lithium ion could be
interesting. For example, only the zinc-air batteries get turned
on past a certain distance, then for short distances the
lithium-ion is used. That could be a cheaper way to extend the
range of electric vehicles without as much added cost.  RE:
Hybrid Battery Approach Viable? By rcc on 10/30/2009 11:23:36 AM
, Rating: 2 If the Zinc-Air battery is cheaper and lasts 3 times
a long, and is repairable, then where is the advantage to
combining them with Lithium-Ions???? Population control??  RE:
Hybrid Battery Approach Viable? By Cogman on 10/30/2009 12:00:34
PM , Rating: 3 It depends on what the discharge/recharge rate of
the zinc ion battery is. We know that Li-ion batteries have a
fairly small internal resistance which translates into quick
discharge/recharge times (Think, regenerative breaking). But if
the Zinc Ion batteries don't, the