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An interesting article in the Christian Science Monitor discusses the big global push to make electric car batteries competitive.

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Eight years ago Buffett invested $ 232 million for a nearly 10 % stake in BYD (Build Your Dreams), a Chinese company that makes lithium - ion batteries and electric cars.

This would make the cars lighter — important because of the weight of electric batteries — but also allowing for more inventive designs.

However a rapid fall in lithium ion battery prices over the past two years — driven by the proliferation of electric cars — has made the technology far more viable.

The tech giant is accused by A123 Systems of poaching top engineers as part of a plan to start making lithium - ion batteries for electric cars.

The only way to make a cheaper electric car has been to drastically reduce how fast and how far it can go, by offering cars with batteries that provide less power and less energy.

The factory outside Reno is now making 3,000 car battery packs a week, leading to increased production of the Model 3 electric car

Here, electric car company Tesla Motors plans to make a single component of its vehicles: the battery.

But despite much interest, so far Bolivia has not opened up to any foreign mining companies, insisting instead that any lithium extracted there be used to make products — batteries and electric cars — within its borders for export.

The move to get the United States into making cutting - edge batteries to power the electric car isn't over.

Bottled Lightning by Seth Fletcher (Hill & Wang) During the early 1900s, Thomas Edison failed to perfect an electric car battery but made one crucial discovery: Lithium hydroxide increased his battery's storage capacity.

That's true for many other battery and electric - car companies, which say Beijing has set policies that effectively block their foreign - made goods.

The Electric Drive Transportation Association, whose members make everything from chargers to batteries to cars, said the House bill «identifies critical areas where federal support can advance adoption of plug - in vehicles.»

«Especially with a car that's providing rides to others, the vehicle itself can take care of battery recharging, which makes owning an electric car a lot easier.

Last year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain made a $ 300 million prize for improved electric car batteries a plank in his environmental platform.

As well as the high - tech, lightweight batteries for electric cars reported on by Michael Brooks in the same issue (18 July, p 42), we need low - tech, non-lead «house» batteries that preferably are made from...

We'll have to wait until we get to have a go to see if these upgrades make the i3s any more fun to drive than the standard i3, but with the increased popularity of electric cars and the advancement in battery technology, this might be the first look at what we can expect from a hot hatch of the future.

Pushing the boundaries of high - performance technology today means something very different from what that original car embodied, so the formula for the New Sports eXperience is considerably different in the 2017 Acura NSX: The basics include a hybrid powertrain made up of three electric motors, a lithium - ion battery pack, a mid-mounted twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine and a dual - clutch nine - speed automatic transmission.

Chevrolet's Bolt, specifically designed and engineered as a battery - electric, all - purpose, all - weather vehicle with enough range to make running - out - of - juice anxiety a thing of the past, is not only a perfectly adequate small commuting and grocery - getting family car, it's actually very agreeable to drive.

Battery - electric cars are not as environmentally clean as they're made out to be.

Not Grandmother's Bicycle The 2014 BMW i3 looks the part of the future, since the BMW stylists self - consciously pursued a design strategy that made the car look like a science experiment, not just a conventional car with an battery - powered electric drivetrain like the 2009 Mini E and the 2012 BMW Active - E.

Make some expensive electric cars, then some cheaper electric cars, then some autonomous electric cars, and finally use that same battery - storage tech to turn everyone's home or office into a mini-powerstation.

Audi says that the concept car's impressive 300 - plus - mile driving range will make it to production as well, thanks to a potent electric drivetrain with three electric motors and a large battery pack.

Though both are imbued with the latest high - tech lithium - ion batteries, the conventional hybrid has to make do with a teeny - weeny 1.6 kilowatt - hour affair while the plug - in version sucks electrons from a big, I'm - almost - an - electric - car 9.8 kW / h unit.

This uses the T5's petrol engine, but adds a battery pack and electric motor to make a maximum of 401bhp, giving the XC60 a rapid 0 - 62mph time of 4.9 seconds while returning company car - friendly emissions of 52g / km.

And if I really wanted to dig in, I could choose submodes for the hybrid system, one that maintains the car's battery level and one that runs the engine harder to charge the battery, making sure I have range if I need to drive electric in a city center or other situation down the road.

Granted, you won't see anywhere near that mpg figure if you're attempting to match the car's rated 3.2 - second 0 - to - 60 time, but if you make good use of the 20 miles of all - electric range offered by the 14.1 kilowatt - hour battery pack, you'll find this to be a surprisingly frugal companion.

It is powered with a 85 - kilowatt (114 hp) 1.6 - litre LPG engine coupled with a 15 - kilowatt (20 hp) electric motor and a lithium - polymer battery pack, making it the first production car to use lithium - polymer batteries.

Batteries will be stored under the bonnet and down the spine of the car, while an inverter would sit in the boot and electric motors would power the front and rear wheels, making this an all - wheel drive Aston.

Despite any real advance in battery technology to make electric cars proper competition for ICE cars, car makers are diving headlong in to new EVs as diesel starts to lose its glow -LSB-...]

This trio, made up of Porsche's new Cayenne S Hybrid SUV with parallel full - hybrid drive, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid race car with electric drive on the front axle and a flywheel mass battery, and the two - seater high - performance 918 Spyder mid-engined sports car with plug - in hybrid technology, clearly demonstrates not only the great bandwidth of this new drive technology, but also the innovative power of Porsche as a genuine pioneer in hybrid drive.

Cheapest... $ only cost the time of a qualified person... it has been shown that unlike other hybrids the Insight can be modified to run without the NiMH Hybrid battery pack... without it you loose the electric assist and the regenerative braking... but the car can easily be made to do everything else.

I reckon they should make all the Prius cars * plug in hybrids; * put bigger battery packs in them to extend the EV only range — anything above 100 miles EV only range seems to overcome a lot of psychological barriers; * put a smaller gas engine in it and a more powerful Electric Motor — Electric Motors have recently become smaller, lighter and more powerful; * use carbon fiber body panels to reduce weight;

Kreisel Electric is making battery packs and drivetrains for plug - in cars, boats, and airplanes.

Combining the lightweight body of an early - model Honda Accord with an electric motor out of a Tesla Model S, plus the battery pack from a Chevy Bolt to provide the juice, this thing makes for one very weird project car.

The 2017 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is the battery - powered version of the car that makes other subcompacts look big.

The drive system also incorporates torque vectoring, and Porsche says the car can make repeated full - tilt sprints without significant diminution of electric output from its lithium - ion battery pack.

Our service team provides complete auto maintenance for your Nissan or other make of vehicle, from brake jobs, tire service and wheel alignments to engine tune - ups, oil changes, battery checks and electric car systems service.

In May, 2013, after developing 10 prototypes for research and development purposes, Audi decided to put the production of the electric car on hold due to its limited all - electric range as battery technology did not advance as fast as Audi had expected, making the R8 e-tron unviable for series production.

Features included two permanent magnet synchronous motors at the rear axle rated 381 PS (280 kW; 376 hp) and 820 N ⋅ m (604.80 lb ⋅ ft)(total), torque vectoring, electric single - wheel anti-slip regulation, Multimaterial Space Frame chassis with increased use of carbon - fiber - reinforced polymer over R8 GT, springs made from Fibre - reinforced plastic, wheel hubs made of forged titanium, anti-roll bar boasts made in hybrid aluminum and carbon fiber, 19 - inch wheels with friction - optimized 225 - 35 series tires, 48.6 kWh lithium - ion battery beneath the passenger cabin as structural element, Crescendo Red Metallic body colour, fine chrome horizontal struts on the grille, e-tron-specific LED headlamp design, diffuser at the rear, 7 - inch Multi Media Interface display, 6.7 - inch AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) optic rear - view mirror system, leather and Alcantara upholstery, e-sound artificial engine noise emitting from a speaker system mounted in the underbody that is audible outside the car at speeds under 60 km / h (37 mph).

FOSTER CITY, Calif. — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to steer his electric car company's battery technology into homes and businesses as part of an elaborate plan to reshape the power grid with millions of small power plants made of solar panels on roofs and batteries in garages.

Though companies like Tesla, Nissan, and Chevrolet, have made huge strides in building electric cars, it's going to be a while before battery - powered vehicles are the norm.

I was watching a show about electric and other kinds of cars last night and I came away thinking that carbon fiber and lithium batteries might really make a big difference.

Lithium - ion batteries were once considered too unsafe for use in cars, but are now viewed as a key ingredient making hybrid and electric truly competitive with gasoline - powered cars.

I used to think massive investment in basic science might be our only way out, but when I read about the real cost for producing electric cars (ex., greenhouse gases used to make batteries), subsidized solar companies going under because they can not compete with China (which doesn't care about labor needs or pollution), etc., then I wonder about that too.

We also have electric cars that, if those batteries can be made two to three times better, will start to move into the mainstream.

At the same time, renewable energy technology is improving and becoming cheaper; regional and municipal governments are adopting limits on carbon dioxide emissions; and carmakers around the world are working to make electric cars and batteries more efficient and affordable.

More than a third of the lifetime carbon - dioxide emissions from an electric car comes from the energy used make the car itself, especially the battery.

Looking at it that way, you can bypass the argument that battery electric cars are more efficient because they cut out the whole making - the - hydrogen loop.

Elon Musk's batteries work in Tesla cars, but scaled up they make it economically feasible for utilities to store the afternoon's sun for the evening's electric demand.