People indicate autonomy one of the major criticisms; of electric cars and one of the biggest obstacles to their adoption. Car manufacturers and battery companies are working to ensure that cars have longer mileage.
Our Next Energy (ONE) & egrave; an American company that deals with the development of batteries that aims to make the anxiety of autonomy for electric cars only a distant memory. To prove the goodness of his work that he is carrying out, this company & agrave; took a Tesla Model S and installed an experimental battery called Gemini 001 .
According to reports, it is an accumulator with a capacity of 203.7 kWh and a density energy of 416 Wh/l (against about 245 Wh/l of the original battery pack). The cells have a nickel-cobalt-manganese cathode and a graphite anode. The new accumulator added approximately 331 kg to the weight of the Model S, almost doubling, however, the quantity; of energy available.
This battery allowed the electric sedan of Elon Musk's company to travel a journey of 752 miles (about 1,210 km) to a speed average of 55 miles per hour (approximately 88 km/h) on Michigan roads. A result certified also by third parties. With the autonomy of the electric of today's cars that can decrease significantly based on various factors such as highway driving or the cold, the American company intends to propose batteries that offer a long distance and therefore do not force the owners of an electric car to have to frequently recharge their car .
The company aims to show a prototype of its Gemini battery ready for series production in 2023 . Before that, this company & agrave; American plans to use a different chemistry by eliminating nickel and cobalt. In addition, we will punter & agrave; to further improve the density; energy to reach 450 Wh/l. Definitely an interesting product with a density value; very high energy.
However, nothing is; been told about the longevity & agrave; of this battery. In addition, an accumulator with a capacity so & igrave; high would cost a lot, driving up the prices of electric vehicles . We will see over time how it will evolve; this project.
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