L.A. Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong on Zinc Batteries and the 'Cancer' of Fake News

[@reptiloidx8942]

SO WHERE IS THE BATTERY FOR SALE ??? STILL NO ..................... ?!

[@chrisiraklis6614]

He said lithium-ion is responsible for all sorts of environmentally friendly technologies from wind turbines to solar panels?

[@sony5244]

1 year on, haven't seen this zinc battery. Is this just a commercial interview to get funding??????

[@badbrain8279]

They take US gov't funding paid for by the US people, but the people don't get their batteries. No, they give them to people in Africa.

[@ryccoh]

Okay, 18lb per car, no, Cobalt is now down to 8% in any NMC 811 chemistry which is 8lb per car roughly and Tesla is close to getting 3%. The 100kWh holy grail is the same threshold that Tesla is about to break but it's calculated on a per cell level not sure if that is the same for NantEnergy. I'm skeptical since everyone touts the latest battery breakthrough and 90% of the forward looking battery developers are focussed on solid state. From the sound of Patrick talking about "size" I suspect energy density cannot be matched yet of L

[@willykonet2199]

they have big cost for maintenance, the battery always gone leaking. This previous product is called fluidic energy

[@badbrain8279]

interesting. Zinc air batteries are supposed to have some sort of felt like material soaked with the electrolyte in them and no fluid sloshing around. If they can make a lead acid battery not leak I don't know why they can't these. They do have to have vents to draw in air to work though.

[@SportsIncorporated]

Hasn't help my zinc mining company shares any.

[@ryccoh]

Which is?

[@lorddarthstar]

With help tesla!