Electric Car Battery Technologies

A new battery technology that could significantly reduce the price of electric cars and home battery systems has taken a major step towards commercialisation.

Electric car battery technologies.

New electric vehicle battery technology general motors. Lithium ion batteries libs are currently used in the majority of electric vehicles and it s likely that they will remain dominant into the next decade. The new battery technology is said to have a lower environmental impact than lithium ion and lower manufacturing costs while offering the potential to power a vehicle for 1000km 620 miles or a. Others like electric car manufacturer henrik fisker are pinning their hopes on solid state battery technology which they claim can achieve up to 500 miles of range.

But here s the thing with all technologies. Compared to liquid fuels most current battery technologies have much lower specific energy and this often impacts the maximum all electric range of the vehicles. Several manufacturers including tesla and. They advance and samsung has just announced a.

Most current electric cars. South australian researchers from the university of adelaide have secured an a 1 million research contract with a chinese battery manufacturer to develop the new technology and bring it to market within 12 months. Today the most advanced lithium ion battery packs have a distance of a little over 300 miles. The electric vehicles can receive 240 miles or about 400 kilometers of charge in 5 minutes and reach 90 in just 15 minutes.

Gm s all new modular platform and ultium battery system will be the heartbeat of its all electric future making an electric vehicle available to everyone. Unlike the conventional graphite cells that fade quickly when charged at high rates this technology demonstrates eight times faster charge rates over conventional batteries without hurting the cell s performance. The most common battery type in modern electric vehicles are lithium ion and lithium polymer because of their high energy density compared to their weight. Gm reveals all new flexible platform and ultium batteries.