Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Preliminary analyses of fluid samples collected from a well drilled on the Rock Springs Uplift—a geological feature in southwest Wyoming—suggest that reservoir brines from a 25-square-mile area of the uplift could contain 228,000 tons of lithium. By comparison, the lithium reserves at Silver Peak, Nev.—the

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drivers in the Great Plains region, by contrast, will find charging opportunities sparse, and certainly too thinly distributed to support the typical mile range of an electric vehicle. Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2016

In this context, we … compare the driving range of electric vehicles from a full recharge and note that the driving miles per recharge time (min) for commercially viable battery technology is ~0.1–0.4 The driving miles per recharge time (min) for commercially viable battery technology is ~0.1–0.4 —Herya and Sundaresan.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Monique closes her EV’s fueling port and heads onto the highway with enough stored energy to drive 640 kilometers (400 miles). In comparison, lithium-ion batteries cost around $138/kWh. And at 80 percent, it’s 724 km (450 miles). Raise that to 40 percent, and the range would climb to 274 km. At 50 percent, it hits 362 km.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion 145

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Power is provided by two air-cooled sodium nickel chloride battery packs, integrated under the floor of the vehicle so they don’t compromise luggage space or vehicle stability. Performance of the Zytek electric A-Class is brisk, even though the power output is electronically limited to 40kW to increase battery life. “

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