Engineering360: "New battery chemistry: No lithium needed"

This is the second time I've heard of aluminum batteries. I thought they were ready to manufacture, but apparently not. Sounds disruptive, though. Great use for recycled aluminum.

"Non-flammable" sounds good. How about non-explosive? It's reassuring to know your aluminum ion battery won't blow up when you have a collision on an LA Freeway ��

So the cycle life is greatly reduced with 200mAh pouch cells versus 30mAh cells, and yet the results validate "its high-power capabilities for grid stabilization applications"?