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The technology has been developed by battery developer Phinergy and metal manufacturer Alcoa. They recently showed the new technology on a Citroen C1 donor car at Circuit Gilles Villenueve in Montreal.No combustion engine can be found in this little C1, only an electric motor, lithium-ion and aluminum-air batteries, which gives the car an autonomy of around(1,600 km).Well, the aluminum anode, the oxygen from the air used as cathode and the water used as electrolyte are combining to create electricity to power the vehicle. A secondary product is generated, called aluminum hydroxide, which is recycled to create more aluminum.Well, you can try the old fashioned way or simply replace some modular aluminum cartridges and restart the electricity-making process.This basically transforms the aluminum-air “battery” into an emission free range extender. So you can recharge you battery in a green way using another battery which is also green... Inception much?Sounds a bit complicated and, lets get serious now, aluminum is not theeasiest to come by element on this planet. So even if the system finds its way on to production cars at some point, it might not be as widespread as standard EVs with upgraded carbon-carbon batteries for example.