Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

ARPA-E’s new program, Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage Systems (RANGE) ( earlier post ), aims to accelerate widespread EV adoption by dramatically improving driving range and reliability, and by providing low-cost, low-carbon alternatives to today’s vehicles. University of California Los Angeles.

Lithium Ion 360

Lithium Ion Range Zinc Air San Diego 360

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle technologies are not yet competitive due primarily to the high cost of advanced batteries.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Even so, most next gen EV manufacturers are focused on lithium ion (and to a lesser extent NiMH) as the core technology to power their cars. More often than not, the “recycling&# of NiMH or lithium-ion batteries involves shipping them off to places like China, where their fate is truly unknown.

Oregon 58

Oregon Green Electric Cars Lead Acid 58