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I agree with Kelly. This is exactly the kind of thing you never hear from again. May be some kind of government taskforce should investigate what ever happened to all those energy breakthroughs that promised so much but were never heard from again.
Commented Mar 21, 2011 on 3D self-assembling nanostructure for cathodes enables very rapid charge and discharge without sacrificing capacity; potential for EVs at Green Car Congress
3D self-assembling nanostructure for cathodes enables very rapid charge and discharge without sacrificing capacity; potential for EVs
(a) Cross-sectional SEM image of an MnO2 cathode. (b) Lithiated MnO2 cathode. Zhang et al. Click to enlarge. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a self-assembling three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes (Li-ion and NiMH) that allows for f...
@ Davemart: "Toshiba with the SCiB have hit 100wh/kg": not according to the link to the Toshiba PDF you provided. 4AH at 12V for a 1KG pack indicates an energy density of 48wh/kg?
Commented Jun 21, 2010 on New Carbon Nanotube Electrode Material for Li-ion Batteries Tackles the Power Performance Gap Between Electrochemical Capacitors and Batteries at Green Car Congress
New Carbon Nanotube Electrode Material for Li-ion Batteries Tackles the Power Performance Gap Between Electrochemical Capacitors and Batteries
Researchers at MIT have developed a new carbon nanotube electrode material for a Li-ion battery based on redox reactions of functional groups on the surfaces of the nanotubes. The electrode, which is several micrometers thick, can store lithium up to a reversible gravimetric capacity of ~200 mAh...
Ah, the National Research Council...isn't that the same organization that reported last december "PHEVs and EVs To Cost Tens of Thousands More Than Gasoline Counterparts for Next 20 to 30 Years"? And here we are a few months later and Nissan has just priced it's Leaf at $32.700 and it turned out that the group that the National Research Council assigned to do the report on plug-in was non other than the Committee on the Assessment of Resource Needs for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies. Climate gate proved it already: even scientific reports have very little meaning in a world in which everybody has an agenda and everybody lies...
Commented Apr 24, 2010 on National Research Council Study Finds CO2 Emissions Causing Ocean Acidification at Unprecedented Rate at Green Car Congress
National Research Council Study Finds CO2 Emissions Causing Ocean Acidification at Unprecedented Rate
The chemistry of the ocean is changing at an unprecedented rate and magnitude due to anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions; the rate of change exceeds any known to have occurred for at least for at least 800,000 years, concludes a congressionally requested study by the US National Research Coun...
Good for BYD. They could really benefit from a partnership with a company who actually knows how to build an EV. So far all BYD has been very successful at is hyping no show EV's to boost their stock value. Hopefully Daimler doesn't count on "BYD’s excellence in battery technology"because lack of proper production methods for automotive batteries is exactly what caused BYD's EV prototypes never to reach the mass production stage according to the Wallstreet Journal: http://www.tinyurl.com.au/2r2
Commented Mar 2, 2010 on Daimler AG Signs Memorandum of Understanding with BYD Company Limited to Establish a Technology Partnership for Electric Vehicles in China at Green Car Congress
Daimler AG Signs Memorandum of Understanding with BYD Company Limited to Establish a Technology Partnership for Electric Vehicles in China
Daimler AG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BYD Company Limited to enter into a comprehensive technology partnership for the development of electric vehicles for China. Under the agreement, Daimler and BYD intend to develop a new electric vehicle specific to the requirements of th...
GM crushed the EV-1 project and sold the the patent of NiMH to Chevron who predictably banned use in BEV's, effectively stalling development of EV's for a decade. GM went on to do SUV gas hogs. Bush dispatched the US army to Iraq to ensure cheap oil for the SUV economy. Iran used the political stalemate in it's region that resulted from America's strategic blunder to become a nuclear power. Next move a nuclear 9/11? If this Purcell had anything to do with the Texaco/Ovonics deal he shouldn't be in the board of Boston Power. he should face charges at the international court in the Hague for economic crimes against humanity.
Commented Feb 22, 2010 on Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs at Green Car Congress
Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs
In the transportation sector, Boston-Power is targeting its high-energy, long-life cells at plug-in hybrid and full battery electric vehicles. Click to enlarge. Li-ion manufacturer Boston-Power, Inc., announced that former GM executive Robert C. Purcell, Jr. has joined its board of directors....
The BYD case indicates that China isn't exactly the land of the unlimited EV opportunities it sometimes seems to be.
BYD is basically a fraud:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704240504574587001841865032.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
and so is ZAP:
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/16-04/ff_zapped?currentPage=1
Commented Jan 24, 2010 on ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets at Green Car Congress
ZAP, Zhejiang Jonway Partner to Target China and Export EV Markets
The Jonway A380. Click to enlarge. US-based electric vehicle provider ZAP and China auto manufacturer Zhejiang Jonway Automobile Co. Ltd. have entered a commercial agreement to produce electric sport utility vehicles (SUVs), cars and other electric vehicles in China for domestic and global di...
$800 "bill of materials":is that the same as production cost? Why invest any money at all in battery technology with a cost expectancy that's probably triple what LiFePo can offer today and much too high to ever make any economic sense at all in automotive applications?
Commented Jan 24, 2010 on UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than £12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells at Green Car Congress
UK Technology Strategy Board Awards More Than £12M to 22 Projects to Speed Up Development of Low-Carbon Technology for Vehicles; Includes Gas Turbine Range Extender and Li-S Battery Cells
The UK government-backed Technology Strategy Board (TSB) will invest more than £12 million (US$19.4 million) in 22 studies and projects to develop new technology that will speed up the reduction of CO2 emissions from road vehicles. The investment will be made in sixteen proof of concept studies,...
Look the BCG is basically a rent-a-prof type of organisation isn't it? You pay them money and they will come up with a "scientific" report that suits your needs. We've seen it all before just recently with the National Research Council battery bashing exercise. It followed the same pattern: exaggeration of present price level of batteries combined with a very conservative estimation of the possibilities for future price drops. Turned out the hydrogen mob was behind this report so now we have to find out who paid for the BCG report to get an idea how credible it really is.
Commented Jan 9, 2010 on BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric at Green Car Congress
BCG Report Expects Battery Costs Will Constrain Widespread Market Adoption of Fully Electric Vehicles, Absent a Technology Breakthrough; Forecasts 26% of Major Market New Cars in 2020 To be Hybrid or Electric
As an example of cost direction, BCG forecasts that NCA cell and pack costs will decline 60-65% by 2020. Source: BCG. Click to enlarge. Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully elect...
Quote:"Li-ion batteries are already being produced in great numbers for consumer devices and are well along their learning curves"...but there are over a hundred different Lithium based battery chemistries at this point requiring different materials and production processes, are we really supposed to believe that all of them have exploited all of their scope for economics of scale? Are we really supposed to believe that the 16KWH battery needed for the PHEV-40 variant costs $18000? Would Nissan really lease it's 24KWH battery for $150 per month if it costed them $24000 to produce? Are we really supposed to believe that ICE generated electricity is not more polluting than powerplant generated electricity? What about green energy sources? This rapport only proves once again that getting the desired conclusion (oil is good for you) is a matter of rigging the inputs.
Commented Dec 15, 2009 on US National Research Council Report Finds Plug-in Hybrid Costs Likely to Remain High; Fleet Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions Benefits Will Be Modest for Decades at Green Car Congress
US National Research Council Report Finds Plug-in Hybrid Costs Likely to Remain High; Fleet Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emissions Benefits Will Be Modest for Decades
NRC projections of number of PHEVs in the US light-duty fleet. Click to enlarge. Costs of light-duty plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are high—largely due to their lithium-ion batteries—and unlikely to drastically decrease in the near future, according to a new report from the Nationa...
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