(CBC News-Canada) Israel-based Phinergy and Alcoa Canada demonstrated an electric car this week in Montreal with a battery that extends the range of the vehicle by 1,600 km. The range for electric cars now on the market is 135 km. for the Nissan Leaf and 480 km. for the Tesla Model S. Aviv Tzidon, CEO of Phinergy, said the new battery technology can store enough energy to take a car 3,000 km. with 100 kg. of aluminum-air batteries, as compared with the Tesla Model S battery which weighs 500 kg.
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