THE KEY TO EV’s IS IN THE BATTERIES
It seems that the country is finally becoming aware that the electric vehicle is here to stay. More and more car manufacturing companies are building and promoting hybrid cars. The ”all electric” car is now being also considered for local production by the big 3. However there are major problems. The batteries. 1. WEIGHT. Lead acid and Lithium-ion weigh about 1,300 lbs.
2. DISTANCE. you can get only about 40 miles from a home charge.
3. PRICE. You can pay big bucks for batteries that will last only a short recharge time before they start to go bad (2 to 3 years).
4. CHARGE TIME. The average full charge time is 8 hours
WHAT WE NEED IS A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN BATTERY TECHNOLEDGY.
NEWS FLASH: Maybe its here.
A company in Texas called EEStor has received a patent in December 2008 on for an ultracapacitor that is not a battery but is more efficient.
1. WEIGHT: Just 282 pounds.
2. DISTANCE: It will take you 5 to 10 times further.
3. PRICE: Has not been established but there is no chemicals involved and lower priced materials, also easier to manufacturer and will last the life of the car.
4. CHARGE TIME: The company claims that it take 10 minutes for a full charge.
The Zenn Automobile Company from Canada has invested into this company and say they will have the device in there all electric vehicles in the fall of 2009.
LETS ALL HOPE A PRAY THAT THIS COMES TO PASS.
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