Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2009

Bi-polar lead-acid batteries approach the storage densities of NiMH, but at lower cost. But bi-polar battery packs also have the potential for use in telecommunications, providing uninterrupted power supplies, stationary power and renewable energy power storage, both solar and wind applications. Source: Atraverda. Click to enlarge.

Lead Acid 150

Lead Acid Universal Electric Vehicles Batteries 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

California Air Resources Board studies show that battery electric vehicles emit at least 67% lower greenhouse gases than gasoline cars -- even more assuming renewables. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ).

Plug-in 61

Plug-in Plugin Plug Hybrid 61

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. And utilities are increasingly being mandated to increase their percentage of power from renewable sources. A combination solution: increasingly renewable electricity as the primary fuel and ethanol as the range extender. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH.

PHEV 37

PHEV Nickel Metal Hydride Prius EPRI 37