TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Device: The secondary alkali metal ion cell comprises:(a) negative electrode comprising graphite (90%) active material, polytetrafluoroethylene polymeric binder (10%) and stainless steel mesh current collector;(b) positive electrode comprising lithium oxide (40%) and vanadium oxide (20%) active material, carbon black (32%), polytetrafluoroethylene polymeric binder (8%) and stainless steel mesh current collector; and(c) polymer electrolyte-separator element which is a multilayered system sandwiched between the negative and positive electrodes comprising a polyvinylidene-fluoride polymeric matrix in which a LiAlCl4.SOCl2 liquid electrolyte is immobilized, and a microporous membrane separator.Preferred Component: The liquid electrolyte is an inorganic solution comprising solvent and solvate.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Material: The active material of the negative electrode element comprises graphite, carbonaceous materials, petroleum coke, activated carbon, metal alloys and/or intermetallic compounds. The active material of the positive electrode comprises lithium intercalation compounds, lithium salts and/or lithium oxides.Preferred Component: The current collector of the negative electrode element comprises copper, nickel or stainless steel. The lithium intercalation compound comprises lithium cobaltate, lithium niobate, lithium manganate or doped solid solution LiaNibCodMcO2. The carbon of the positive electrode element is amorphous or graphitized materials in the form of high surface area powders to fibers. The current collector of the positive electrode comprises nickel, stainless steel or aluminum. The solvate of the inorganic solution comprises lithium hexaphosphate, LiAlCl4, LiGaCl4 and/or Li2B10Cl10. The filler is high surface area particles comprising fumed silica, alumina or titania.M = Mn, Al, Ti, Mg, Cr.Preferred Compound: The lithium salt comprises lithium chloride, lithium sulfide, lithium fluoride, lithium phosphide, lithium nitride, lithium carbonate, lithium sulfate, lithium nitrate, lithium aluminum chloride or lithium phosphate. The lithium oxide comprises lithium oxide, lithium peroxide or lithium hydroxide.Preferred Catalyst: The catalyst of the positive electrode element comprises transition metal oxides, i.e. vanadium oxide, CoO2, manganese oxide, tin oxide, cupric oxide, chromium oxide, ferric oxide, and metal salts i.e. aluminum chloride. The catalyst is a chloride comprising boron chloride, aluminum chloride, phosphorus chloride, sulfur chloride, and/or gallium chloride.Preferred Solvent: The solvent in the inorganic solution comprises silicon tetrachloride, S2Cl2, sulfur dichloride, sulfur dioxide, vanadium (IV) chloride, thionyl chloride and/or sulfuryl chloride.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The polymeric binder of the positive and negative electrode elements comprises polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene, polyimide and/or polyvinylidene-fluoride. The polymer matrix is a porous layer of polymeric materials comprising polyvinylidene-fluoride, polyurethane, polyethylene-oxide, poly(meth)acrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylamide, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyfluorosilicone, polyfluoropropylmethylsilicone, polyfluoropropylmethylcyclotetrasiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane or polyepoxy. The separator is a microporous membrane made of polymers comprising polytetrafluoroethylene, ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene, polyimide, polymethylpentene, polypropylene, polyethylene or polyolefins; or a microporous mat or nonwoven sheet made of glass fibers or polymeric fibers. EXAMPLE - A 100 mAh stacked cell was built by overlaying electrodes and separators together. The stacked cell was packed in a stainless steel can with gas tight seals. The anode was fabricated by placing a slurry of SLA1020 (RTM: graphite), ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) (10%) and Super S (RTM:carbon black) (2%) on a nickel mesh current collector. The loading for this anode was 25 mg/cm2. The cathode comprises a slurry of lithium chloride (45%), LiNi0.8Co0.17Al0.03O2 (10%), carbon black (37%), ETFE (8%) on a nickel mesh current collector. The loading for the cathode was 26 mg/cm2. The liquid electrolyte was LiAlCl4.6SO2. The electrolyte was prepared by bubbling sulfur dioxide gas through a mixture of lithium chloride and aluminum chloride at 20degreesC until a straw colored liquid was obtained. Excess aluminum chloride (3%) was added into the electrolyte as a catalyst for the electrolysis of lithium chloride from the cathode into the electrolyte during the charge process. The separator was a microporous membrane and the polymer matrix was polydimethylsiloxane.