Lithium-ion battery hybrid technology is expected to be reduced by half the cost of the battery
Ener1 CEO Charles Gassenheimer said that once its lithium-ion technology to accumulate up, it will be able to hybrid electric vehicle battery to cut costs by 50%. This has been with a major car manufacturers supply agreement signed by the company also said it At the end of this year is expected to get two new Dell laptop battery development contract. Those contracts may eventually become a production agreement.
Ener1’s lithium-ion laptop battery units EnerDel is the Think City all-electric cars to Norway’s Think Global supply of batteries, this car will be sold in Europe at the end of this year.
The existing hybrid vehicles - including Toyota’s Prius-use nickel metal hydride batteries. However, lithium-ion technology, as well as a car manufacturer as a supplier to extend the power, the end result is a hybrid running away from the key. Is now in trial production of the Tesla Roadster electric sports car, as well as General Motors is expected to be released in 2010 to insert hybrid Chevrolet Volt are dependent on lithium-ion inspiron 6000 technology.
Ener1’s Gassenheimer said that the assumption that crude oil remained at about 100 U.S. dollars a barrel, lower the cost of the inspiron 9300 means that 50% of the high price of hybrid car owners to buy a car in less than two years after the time they make the investment to break even, In contrast, now need 7-8 years.
“We can cut the cost of the inspiron 9400 by 50% and I believe that information can be passed on to consumers,” Gassenheimer said, “I also believe that we are able to break even point down to less than two years is obviously very favorable Because the U.S. car buyers is the popular choice in the 3-year lease. ”
Gassenheimer said that if the decline in the cost of half of the lithium-ion 310-6322 can be no doubt on the mass production.
