The Battery 500 Project

The Battery 500 Project: The Future of Electric Vehicles from http://asmarterplanet.com.

Today, a vast majority of the worlds oil is burned for transportation. Energy sources such as wind, geothermal and solar power, fluctuate continuously and can do little to reduce oil consumption unless the energy produced can be harnessed and stored.

Many experts believe the solution may lie in the development of an efficient, affordable energy storage network. Simply stated, energy storage not energy generation is seen as an important step toward the future.

A key part of current electric energy storage research will be influenced by the work of a consortium that hopes to develop next generation lithium batteries able to power electric vehicles for 300 to 500 miles on a single charge. This research may uncover major advances in larger-scale power storage for future electric grid applications. This next-generation battery is called Lithium-air.

In this video, experts from talk about the research and development behind Lithium-air and why they feel it may represent the future of energy storage for electric vehicles.

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[kmwinterfield]

good discussion of electric battery research. quite a challenge.

[TheSolarmike]

The tesla model s has a 480 km range and it could be 4800 km range!

Also superconductive grids could funnel solar electricity to anywhere on the planet with zero losses.

[juki0h]

im hoping for metal air batteries to come to existence.

[juki0h]

tesla came up with that idea a century ago

[Darth Belal]

The battery, I think, should weigh less than 100 pounds, give a vehicle a range of 300 miles, be recharged in 5-10 minutes, not be effected by extremes of heat or cold and have a lifespan of about 10 years.

Having said that, imagine being able to park your car on a sunny day with portable, foldable solar cells and letting the batteries recharge while one is at work at home, shopping or whatever. Imagine the savings, your vehicle is "refueling" for free!

[Steven Laycock]

Great video -- clear and explanatory. How far away are we from the 800km (500 mile) range? Electric motors are around 4+ times as efficient as the internal combustion engine.

[billdale1]

Clean Tech Institute, which is in Garden Grove, CA, is also working on the Li Air battery. I was at an EV forum yesterday (4-20-12) where the CEO said they have a battery with 8X the energy density of Li ion; I hope it can be brought to market soon. Suddenly, EVs would have no market resistance: they would be the new status quo.

[xxxxxxLCxxxxx]

With much regret I do point out that it has been almost 3 years later.

[lupabuatchannel]

Steady I Really Like This Video geothermal and solar power, fluctuate continuously and can do little to reduce oil consumption unless the energy produced can be harnessed and stored.

[cenedywong]

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