RE: CONGRATULATIONS

 Dear Gabriel,

 

You might want to look up following news report which appeared in papers today :

 

 

India gives aluminum battery a chance to take on lithium in Electric Vehicles  /  Times of India

 

At one place it reads :

 

Indian Oil made a strategic investment in Phinergy in early 2020, and the Indian firm’s 30,000 service stations can serve as the infrastructure for the deployment of Phinergy’s technology, the Israeli company said in an e-mail.

 

“ Phinergy systems have been tested by telecom companies for back-up power at transmission towers and other sites. The company  which raised $ 60 million from an initial public offering in Tel Aviv earlier this year, has run a TEST CAR using aluminium-air battery to keep the vehicle’s lithium-ion power pack charged that it says would have a range of 1,750 km.

 

To assess the viability of wide-scale use in India, automakers Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, and Ashok Leyland Ltd are carrying out vehicle tests that are expected to take almost a year. If there is enough demand , Indian Oil and Phinergy pan to set up a gigawatt-scale facility to make the batteries, Ramkumar said

 

 

Dear Gabriel,

 

While this is a very good news, I am a little confused with the statement :

 

 “ …using aluminium-air battery to keep the vehicle’s lithium-ion power pack charged that it says would have a range of 1,750 km. “

 

I was under the impression that Phinergy technology ELIMINATES lithium-ion power pack, altogether !

 

Unless quickly “ clarified “ through a PRESS NOTE of some kind, I am afraid, millions of readers of Times of India, would also feel confused ( just like me )

 

If you do not wish to issue a PRESS NOTE, you may consider clarifying by answering this e-mail , which I can publish as a blog – and , as is my practice – send it to our Policy Makers , as an e-mail

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

 

hcp@recruitGuru.com  /  www.hemenparekh.in

 

Mumbai  /  ( M ) 98,67,55,08,08

 

 

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: 21 June 2021 13:07
To: gabriel@phinergy.com
Cc: hcp@recruitguru.com
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS

 

Dear Gabriel,

 

 

Just came across following news :

 

Phinergy Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

 

Congratulations !

 

I believe your Alu-Air batteries will ( someday soon ? ) replace Li-ion Batteries . For reducing pollution, yours is a much better option

 

I also get a feeling that Alu-Air batteries will be much easier to make and maintain, besides being much cheaper than Li-ion batteries

 

They have the potential to bring down price of EVs to “  below “ , equivalent ICE vehicles , thereby accelerating change-over to EVs around the World

 

And presumably, these Alu-Air batteries can be recharged ( when needed ) from a domestic 210 V outlet

 

I am eagerly awaiting further news on your tie-up with Indian Oil – Ashok Leyland – Maruti , in India / especially since setting up Li-ion Gigafactories will need huge capital investment and ( under Indian conditions ), take 5 years to build !

 

I have been a long-time advocate of PHINERGY, as can be seen from my following blogs ( each sent as e-mail to Indian Cabinet Ministers  ) :

 

   EV juice from Alu-Air Battery ? …………….. (  16 Jan 2018 )

 

  Ashok Leyland is not waiting ! ………………..( 17 Jan 2018 )

 

  Holy Grail for Electric Vehicles ……………….( 17 Feb 2018 )

 

  Ashok Leyland : On the double ………………..( 01 Apr 2018 )

 

 A PM with “ Inside Information “ ?.............( 04 Feb 2020 )

 

 A Battery Breakthrough ?..........................( 25 Feb 2021 )

 

 All that glitters is ….. Gold ? …………………..( 17 Mar 2021 )

 

 

 

 

 

I would be happy to know if any of the EV manufacturers in the world, have already started installing Alu-Air batteries in their models

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

 

Mumbai – India

 

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  www.hemenparekh.in