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Well Samsung is supposed to release their graphene ball solid state batteries in phones next year. 400 Wh/kg . That doesn't sound like distant future
Commented 2 days ago on TeraWatt Technology solid-state battery prototype tests showing 432 kWh/kg at Green Car Congress
TeraWatt Technology solid-state battery prototype tests showing 432 kWh/kg
TeraWatt Technology announced that its 4.5Ah prototype solid-state battery design achieved a record-breaking energy density of 432Wh/kg (1122Wh/L) in validation tests conducted by third parties, including TOYO System based in Japan. Branded as TERA3.0, this 4.5Ah next-generation design will be ...
This has so many applications and is a major improvement in ICE engines.
Commented 2 days ago on Transient Plasma Systems successfully completes multi-cylinder engine testing with nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition technology at Green Car Congress
Transient Plasma Systems successfully completes multi-cylinder engine testing with nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition technology
Transient Plasma Systems Inc. (TPS), which develops nanosecond pulsed plasma ignition systems to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has achieved a new milestone in its internal combustion engine testing with its first multi-cylinder demonstration of the company’s nanose...
260 watt-hours per kilogram is current density. Fast charging and 432Wh/kg is game changing. Something like a Tesla can drive well over 400 miles tween high speed charges. Hope these are released next year.
Commented 2 days ago on TeraWatt Technology solid-state battery prototype tests showing 432 kWh/kg at Green Car Congress
TeraWatt Technology solid-state battery prototype tests showing 432 kWh/kg
TeraWatt Technology announced that its 4.5Ah prototype solid-state battery design achieved a record-breaking energy density of 432Wh/kg (1122Wh/L) in validation tests conducted by third parties, including TOYO System based in Japan. Branded as TERA3.0, this 4.5Ah next-generation design will be ...
Can anyone tell me if ProLogium's SolidState battery they say is ready for production is real or just advertising? They won the 2019 CES award for their 3D solid State battery. The link is to a YouTube video showing the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plTeGaP3a04
Commented Mar 12, 2019 on New solid-electrolyte interphase may boost prospects for rechargeable Li-metal batteries at Green Car Congress
New solid-electrolyte interphase may boost prospects for rechargeable Li-metal batteries
Rechargeable lithium metal batteries with increased energy density, performance, and safety may be possible with a newly-developed, solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI), according to Penn State researchers. The SEI is key to the stabilization of lithium metal anodes for rechargeable batteries; ...
Why would anybody buy any other battery? I am totally confused as to why this is not huge news., They said Solid State TODAY.
Not years from now.
BiPolar+ 3D Structure Solid-State EV Battery Pack at the 2019 CES
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prologium-the-world-leader-in-solid-state-battery-won-the-ces-2019-innovation-award-300767864.html
Commented Jan 30, 2019 on Epsilor Li-ion 6T battery under evaluation and field testing in five NATO countries at Green Car Congress
Epsilor Li-ion 6T battery under evaluation and field testing in five NATO countries
Epsilor’s lithium-ion 6T NATO-standard battery is currently being evaluated and field tested by industrial clients and armed forces in five NATO countries. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently completed a year-long testing process during which the Epsilor 6T was evaluated in different clim...
I head something alarming today. A VP from BMW said that batteries will never fall to the value necessary to be less than ICE engines. I find this alarming that there is no path to cost effective EV's.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/motoring-news/the-reason-why-electric-cars-will-always-be-expensive/news-story/8f8d81ac872578ad665a264c91b17505
Commented Oct 9, 2018 on BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B at Green Car Congress
BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B
Global clean energy investment was $67.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018, down 6% from the same period last year, according to the latest Clean Energy Investment Trends report from research company Bloomberg NEF (BNEF). The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy invest...
Too low to the ground to make it through the city of Chicago. We have some serious pot holes.
Commented Oct 3, 2018 on Renault introduces EZ-ULTIMO robo-vehicle concept at Green Car Congress
Renault introduces EZ-ULTIMO robo-vehicle concept
At the Paris Motor Show, Groupe Renault unveiled EZ-ULTIMO, its robo-vehicle concept, an autonomous, electric, connected, and shared mobility service solution offering a premium travel experience. EZ-ULTIMO concludes a concept-car trilogy illustrating Renault’s vision of the future of urban ...
Trucks are practical and useful but bought too often as a fashion statement.
Commented Oct 3, 2018 on In September, Ford F-series topped 70,000-truck mark for 7th consecutive month; overall sales down 11.2% at Green Car Congress
In September, Ford F-series topped 70,000-truck mark for 7th consecutive month; overall sales down 11.2%
Ford’s F-Series posted its seventh straight month of sales above the 70,000-truck mark in September. As part of that run, F-Series exceeded sales of 80,000 trucks three times this year, said Mark LaNeve, Ford vice president, US Marketing, Sales and Service. However, the September F-Series resu...
I have been waiting a long time for a cheap clean way to split water. So many disappointments to date and it looks like it will be a long time before this is done as well.
Commented Oct 3, 2018 on Univ of Illinois team mixed metals with perchloric acid to create stable, efficient catalyst for water splitting at Green Car Congress
Univ of Illinois team mixed metals with perchloric acid to create stable, efficient catalyst for water splitting
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have mixed metal compounds with perchloric acid to create a stable, efficient electrocatalytic material for the oxygen evolution reaction in acidic media. The resulting porous Y2[Ru1.6Y0.4]O7−δ electrocatalyst exhibits a turnover ...
This stuff is nice and all but they used to have ekectric buses in the 50s. Yes this doesn't require wires but i bet they were a lot cheaper.
Commented Apr 20, 2018 on Momentum Dynamics deploys 200 kW wireless charging system for electric transit buses in Wenatchee, WA at Green Car Congress
Momentum Dynamics deploys 200 kW wireless charging system for electric transit buses in Wenatchee, WA
Momentum Dynamics has commissioned the US’ first 200 kW wireless charging system for a battery-electric transit bus fleet. The wireless charging system is now operational on a BYD K9S bus at Link Transit in Wenatchee, Washington. Within five minutes, the wireless charging system automatica...
The advent of this new lighter high speed charging battery opens up a HUGE new market.
The suspension does not to carry as heavy a load, which makes it lighter making ranges better. You can charge quicker, making road side chargers possible. DIY guys will get busy retrofitting older ICE cars with batteries and a motor.
Whats not to like about this? Tesla may have opened the door but the flood is coming and I am afraid their manufacturing mistakes will destroy them.
Commented Nov 3, 2017 on Volume production of Tesla Model 3 pushed back to late Q1 2018; battery module problems; record loss in Q3 2017 at Green Car Congress
Volume production of Tesla Model 3 pushed back to late Q1 2018; battery module problems; record loss in Q3 2017
In its third-quarter 2017 financial results update, Tesla Motors reported that it is delaying its expected start of volume production—defined here as 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week—to “late Q1 2018”. The company was earlier targeting that milestone for “some time in 2017”. (Earlier post.) As fi...
Call me skeptical but where is the catch?
Cost?
Production?
Availability?
If this is true it just jumped over a HUGE hurdle for electric long distance driving. It also reduces weight substantially for daily commuter vehicles.
WHEN?
Commented Nov 3, 2017 on Enevate introduces its silicon-dominant Li-ion technology for EVs; extreme fast charging and high capacity at Green Car Congress
Enevate introduces its silicon-dominant Li-ion technology for EVs; extreme fast charging and high capacity
Enevate Corporation, developer of a silicon-dominant composite anode material and high energy density batteries (earlier post), has introduced HD-Energy Technology for Electric Vehicles (EVs); the high energy-density cells support extreme fast-charging. Enevate’s silicon Li-ion battery technolo...
Can anyone imagine the added complexity and reduced space under the bonnet?
Just go electric with the newer solid state batteries.
Commented Oct 26, 2017 on Mitsubishi Electric begins mass-producing first crankshaft-mounted ISG system for 48V hybrids; used in Mercedes-Benz vehicles at Green Car Congress
Mitsubishi Electric begins mass-producing first crankshaft-mounted ISG system for 48V hybrids; used in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has begun mass-producing the auto industry’s first crankshaft-mounted integrated starter-generator (ISG) system for 48V hybrid vehicles, which will be mounted in Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The system will be on display during 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017. Belt-drive...
I wonder if any of these really cool supposedly fantastic developments make it out the lab.
I have not seen solid state LiIon make it out the lab.
Since LiIon is known to catch things on fire you would think it would be a priority and in production by now.
Commented Oct 16, 2017 on Argonne team develops synthetic bionano membrane to convert light to hydrogen at Green Car Congress
Argonne team develops synthetic bionano membrane to convert light to hydrogen
A team led by researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has developed a new way to produce solar fuels by using completely synthetic bionano machinery to harvest light without the need for a living cell. The researchers’ device, reported in the journal ACS Nano as ...
Hydrogen from solar seems to be the answer.
Turn Nevada, Texas and other big sun states into hydrogen producers.
Storage seems to be the problem.
This seems to be a.poasible answer.
https://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/24/hydrogen-fuel-tanks-made-from-chicken-feathers-could-save-55-million/
Commented Jun 4, 2017 on Penn State, FSU team develops low-cost, efficient layered heterostructure catalyst for water-splitting at Green Car Congress
Penn State, FSU team develops low-cost, efficient layered heterostructure catalyst for water-splitting
A team of scientists from Penn State and Florida State University have developed a lower cost and industrially scalable catalyst consisting of synthesized stacked graphene and WxMo1–xS2 alloy phases that produces pure hydrogen through a low-energy water-splitting process. The results of their...
I still don't understand why they use the 48 volt on the 4 cylinder engine. Copper cable weight reduction and added performance could mean smaller motor with the same off the line from a stop performance. It's about 30hp to maintain highway speed. Seems with electric boost you can get over 100ho performance with a tiny motor.
Commented Jun 4, 2017 on Audi’s mild-hybrid systems: 12V for 4-cylinders, 48V for 6- and 8-cylinders at Green Car Congress
Audi’s mild-hybrid systems: 12V for 4-cylinders, 48V for 6- and 8-cylinders
Audi will begin introducing new mild-hybrid drive vehicles (MHEVs) this year. The next generation of luxury sedans, the Audi A8, will have 48V MHEV systems regardless of engine type. Audi offers the MHEV drives in two variants. For the four-cylinder engines they are based on the familiar 12-v...
When can it be mass produced. This seems like the real answer to clean sustainable energy.
Commented Jun 4, 2017 on BNL, VT team creates Ru,Rh supramolecular photocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen production via artificial photosynthesis at Green Car Congress
BNL, VT team creates Ru,Rh supramolecular photocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen production via artificial photosynthesis
Scientists have been trying to artificially replicate photosynthesis to convert solar energy to stored chemical energy, with the objective of producing environmentally friendly and sustainable fuels, such as hydrogen and methanol. However, mimicking key functions of the photosynthetic center, w...
This is sad. Mining and doing all the things we do for OIL to make toxic batteries. Is this really better than gasoline? Or just a way to make us feel better. I vote for hydrogen production which seems to have several advances. Wonder when they will hit the market if ever? Wonder why they don't hit the market.
Commented Jul 20, 2016 on Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall at Green Car Congress
Opinion: Why Lithium Will See Another Price Spike This Fall
by James Stafford of Oilprice.com So far, lithium has been the hottest metal of 2016, beating out gold, with exponential demand expected over the coming years. Although the price trajectory of the metal has been subdued in recent months, the fundamentals behind the long-term trajectory sugges...
" Very low fuel price (in USA) may be to blame. "
Blame? Why not blame insanely expensive cost of Hybrid/EV's?
They don't compete on refueling/distance they don't compete on cost of ownership. Remind me what is the purpose of an EV is, environmental? Do they include the cost of power creation and battery disposal along with making the chemistry?
I started following EV's over 10 years ago and could not wait for the day of their arrival, now that they have arrived as rich peoples toys or guilt relief, I really feel cheated.
Less parts was supposed to lead to cheaper and more economical cars. Yeah.. That didn't even come close to happening. Then I was told to wait until batteries achieve volume production. That didn't happen either.
In short this is just not working out unless you have money RICH and want to make it LOOK like you care and be COOL
Commented Apr 28, 2016 on Edmunds.com: EV and hybrid loyalty falls to all-time low at Green Car Congress
Edmunds.com: EV and hybrid loyalty falls to all-time low
Only 27.5% of all hybrid and electric vehicle trade-ins in the US in 2016 have been applied to the purchase of another hybrid or EV, according to a new analysis from car shopping destination Edmunds.com. The rate is a sharp drop from the 38.5% of hybrid and EV trade-ins in 2015, and the finding...
@ electric-car-insider.com
Crescent Dunes 24-Hour Solar Tower Is Online
What went wrong with the one in California? Ivanpah Solar I think. That one is not working out at all. It requires constant use of natural gas to keep the salt hot.
Commented Feb 23, 2016 on UTA researchers demonstrate one-step solar process to convert CO2 and H2O directly into renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuels at Green Car Congress
UTA researchers demonstrate one-step solar process to convert CO2 and H2O directly into renewable liquid hydrocarbon fuels
Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated a new solar process for the one-step, gas-phase conversion of CO2 and H2O to C5+ liquid hydrocarbons and O2 by operating the photocatalytic reaction at elevated temperatures and pressures. The photothermocatalytic process f...
Why can't we have the government pour money into P22-hyd. This is only possible but also sustainable.
Unless what I have read is not true, it seems like P22-hyd is the answer everyone has been looking for.
Commented Feb 11, 2016 on NREL process boosts production of ethanol from algae at Green Car Congress
NREL process boosts production of ethanol from algae
A new biorefinery process developed by scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has proven to be significantly more effective at producing ethanol from algae than previous research. The process, dubbed Combined Algal Processing (CAP), is detailed in an op...
When P22-Hyd works out most of these issues will be moot.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/01/20160104-iu.html
Commented Jan 25, 2016 on Honda to begin leasing Clarity fuel cell vehicle in California by year end; targeting at Green Car Congress
Honda to begin leasing Clarity fuel cell vehicle in California by year end; targeting
At Washington, D.C. Auto Show, Honda said that it will begin retail leasing of the new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan (earlier post) to customers in select California markets before the end of 2016. Honda expects to price the Clarity Fuel Cell at around $60,000 with a tar...
I got to laugh. This sound like a fantastic thing but in Chicago today it was sub zero again and there are hybrids that wont even RUN when the temp gets this cold. You buy a 40K car and it doesn't run because its too cold?
If they could bring this to market in less than 2 years they may have a chance but looking at the price of gas today, 1.66 a gallon in Chicago the window to make this happen narrows substantially. NO ONE wants to drive a SMALL under powered car. People will buy only buy one if they have to. Thats whats WRONG with all of this tech. Its not based on actual desire of people to drive a small under powered car that doesn't behave when its cold out.
Its why I think hydrogen might make it vs BEV cars.
PEOPLE don't want to pollute but when push comes to shove they do when it hinders their forward progress.
I don't love oil and hoped that the EV revolution would greatly REDUCE the cost of cars but years after the cars have been introduced, and MANY cars have been created, the cost has NOT come down far enough. So you are asking people to buy cars that COST MORE and give you less. Its counter intuitive.
Commented Jan 19, 2016 on Argonne-led team demonstrates Li-air battery based on lithium superoxide; up to 5x Li-ion energy density at Green Car Congress
Argonne-led team demonstrates Li-air battery based on lithium superoxide; up to 5x Li-ion energy density
Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues in the US and Korea, have demonstrated a lithium-oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide (LiO2). The work, reported in the journal Nature, could open the way to very high-energy-density batteries based on LiO2 as well as to other p...
So in 3 years? 5 Years? 10 years? Probably never see the light of day? I am still waiting for batteries that work in winter like they do in summer.
Commented Dec 17, 2015 on Purdue, EPFL team propose Hydricity concept for integrated co-production of H2 and electricity from solar thermal energy at Green Car Congress
Purdue, EPFL team propose Hydricity concept for integrated co-production of H2 and electricity from solar thermal energy
Researchers from Purdue University and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland are proposing a new integrated process involving the co-production of hydrogen and electricity from solar thermal energy—a concept they label “hydricity”. They describe their proposal in a pape...
Help me out here. Isnt converting the energy to electric then using the electric a loosing proposition?
Take motor output place some into batteries use the rest to make the car go. Then at special times release the energy you burned gas and stored in the batteries.
How is this efficient?
Commented Dec 11, 2015 on 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid to start at $28,645; 47 mpg combined at Green Car Congress
2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid to start at $28,645; 47 mpg combined
The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid LT (earlier post) will be available this spring with a starting price of $28,645. With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city,...
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