Here is a release from Stanford University that states a new version of lithium batteries could hold 10 times the charge of existing ones:
News Release
December 18, 2007
Contact:
Dan Stober, Stanford News Service: (650) 721-6965; dstober@stanford.edu
Comment:
Yi Cui, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, (650) 723-4613, yicui@stanford.edu
Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones
Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices.
The new version, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known as Li-ion, batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, a boon to ocean-hopping business travelers.
"It's not a small improvement," Cui said. "It's a revolutionary development." .......
http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/200 ... 10908.html
Here's my simplified math:
A Tesla has a range of 250 miles
A Tesla with the Stanford battery would be 2500 miles.
What if the same battery were run in a low performance commuter vehicle instead of a Tesla? Probably double the range- 5000 Miles Per Charge.
Would this concern an oil producing country? Yes, it would. The Stanford University president on a recent NPR interview stated that the Stanford Battery Project is being funded by Saudi Arabia. Do you suppose this battery will now see the use in EVs before Saudi Arabia oil runs dry? I don't think so. Is this why the Stanford Press has been silent since Dec 18, 2007? When did Saudi Arabia come on-board (probably with a incomprehensibly large endowment for Stanford)? Dec 19, 2007? Thank our trillions of dollars at the gas pump for the speedy delivery of a battery that would make an EV at least an order of magnitude better than ICE in range.
News Release
December 18, 2007
Contact:
Dan Stober, Stanford News Service: (650) 721-6965; dstober@stanford.edu
Comment:
Yi Cui, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, (650) 723-4613, yicui@stanford.edu
Stanford's nanowire battery holds 10 times the charge of existing ones
Stanford researchers have found a way to use silicon nanowires to reinvent the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, iPods, video cameras, cell phones, and countless other devices.
The new version, developed through research led by Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion, known as Li-ion, batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, a boon to ocean-hopping business travelers.
"It's not a small improvement," Cui said. "It's a revolutionary development." .......
http://news-service.stanford.edu/pr/200 ... 10908.html
Here's my simplified math:
A Tesla has a range of 250 miles
A Tesla with the Stanford battery would be 2500 miles.
What if the same battery were run in a low performance commuter vehicle instead of a Tesla? Probably double the range- 5000 Miles Per Charge.
Would this concern an oil producing country? Yes, it would. The Stanford University president on a recent NPR interview stated that the Stanford Battery Project is being funded by Saudi Arabia. Do you suppose this battery will now see the use in EVs before Saudi Arabia oil runs dry? I don't think so. Is this why the Stanford Press has been silent since Dec 18, 2007? When did Saudi Arabia come on-board (probably with a incomprehensibly large endowment for Stanford)? Dec 19, 2007? Thank our trillions of dollars at the gas pump for the speedy delivery of a battery that would make an EV at least an order of magnitude better than ICE in range.
