Originally published on Gas2. General Motors said this week it will construct a battery factory in China this year. China wants new cars to be electric as soon as possible. China says it wants all manufacturers to make “new energy vehicles” — defined as plug-in hybrid, battery electric, fuel cell or other alternative fuel vehicles — […]
The electric vehicle battery market remained more or less recognizable during June 2016. The most recent figures from Jose Pontes show that Tesla/Panasonic has maintained a huge lead in the #1 spot, as one would expect; that BYD has maintained a comfortable 2nd place position; and that Nissan is holding on to 3rd place with a big margin. To […]
In our 7th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into some of the really juicy stuff — specific features people want, car classes people are interested in, and some specifics regarding batteries. We asked only the non-owners/lessees about required and desired features […]
Originally posted on GAS2 Imagine a lithium-ion battery that packs 7 times more energy per kilogram than any battery available today. How would that change the future of electric vehicles? Just last week, we reported on a conversation with Mitsuhisa Kato, Toyota’s head of research and development, who complains that the batteries available today are simply […]
In 2012 electric vehicle sales hadn’t taken off as many analysts hoped, and it seemed like green car makers were falling off left and right. Flash forward to 2014 though, and electric vehicle sales are on the rise, as are sales of EV batteries. ev-sales.blogspot.com reports on the exponential growth of electric vehicle battery sales […]
Lithium-ion batteries are the clear EV battery technology winner today, as they are being used in the vast majority of electric vehicles on the market today. The future may bring a shift to lithium-air batteries or something else, but for the foreseeable future, lithium-ion batteries are on top. As electric vehicles are still in a […]
Interested in buying an EV but holding out because of questions about battery lifespan? Well, now, new research recently presented at the 245th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) can provide you with the answers that you’re looking for. “The battery pack could be used during a quite reasonable period of […]