Battery
The single largest component cost with an electric car is the battery.
Unfortunately batteries are still too poor, and above all too expensive. The goal is to have a light, secure and less costly batteries.
Rechargeable battery technologies
There are several technologies for rechargeable batteries for a full list view
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rechargeable_battery
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Modec is the world’s first manufacturer of purpose built zero emission vehicles. Modec began with a battery and the vehicle was built around it.
What standard models are available?
- Chassis cab
- Drop-side
- Box van
Innovatum in Trollhättan receives funding almost 8352000 Euro (87 000 000 SEK) to support for the electric car project Ze Saab 9-3. In this project they priority security and development of batteries.
The goal is to quickly produce a test fleet of over 100 electric vehicles.
The project involves, among other battery manufacturer Boston Power Inc and the Swedish start-up company Electroengine
The press release: Read more »
An article in Sciencenews describes that scientists in Stanford have made batteries and supercapacitors with ordinary office paper and some carbon and silver nanomaterials. The paper-based devices show excellent performance largely due to paper’s porous nature: at the nano scale, paper is a tangled matrix of fibers. Read more »
Funded in part by the EU and ENIAC (the European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council). Its objective is the development of nanoelectronics technologies, specifically for electrical and hybrid vehicles.
E3CAR aims to develop nanoelectronics
Coda producing zero-emission. Headquarting in Southern California.
The company maintain complete control of the brand, design, and intellectual property, while finding solutions to help reduce the cost of manufacturing.
Coda Automotive teamed with American partners to develop an American designed and manufactured electric drivetrain as well as battery system electronics to serve as the foundation for the Coda car. Read more »
A road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway according to Innovation report.
CSIRO engineers have modified the PHEVs to carry a 30Ah NiMH battery which is capable of holding a 6kWh charge, and a battery charger, to allow the cars to plug into and charge with electricity from the grid or from on-site renewable energy sources.
Battery requirement in PHEV Read more »
The Swedish government’s venture capital company for the automotive industry, Fouriertransform, is now making its first investment. SEK 60 M will be invested in Powercell Sweden AB, which develops, produces and sells fuel cells, fuel reformers and auxillary power units. Read more »
Now German researchers say a new type of electric vehicle battery that runs on electrolyte fluid can be recharged as easily as refilling a petrol tank. Battery researchers use so-called redox flow batteries using liquid electrolyte. The old electrolyte can then be recharged at the station and used again. Read more »
