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To: Ahmed Elneweihi who wrote (9213)	3/21/1998 8:19:00 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14627

Ahmed, that is true if the battery weight is 1/3rd of a lead acid battery(3 times the power density)I calculated the battery weigh as 500 pounds, 33% silver , 500 x .33 x 12 x $7 =~ $14,000 . I based this on a pure electric car. If you have a fuel cell/battery or gasoline/battery hybrid this reduces the battery as there is onboard power to give you the average rate of power use with the battery for acceleration and braking power recycling. A 1500 pound lead acid battery is 80% lead at $60 cents a pound =~$800, plus fab costs. It is possible to get by with a 50 pound silver battery if there is gas/fuel cell power also on board. It all depends on your budget. What about lithium rechargeables?, they are cheaper than silver, lighter than lead and higher cell voltage than lead as well, but lower rate of charge/discharge. I am interested in the zinc/silver battery data, I will hunt up something. Bill