Automobiles electric vehicle technology

New civilian markets for batteries appear to be substantial. In the United States, the electric utility industry is estimating a market by the year 2000 of 0.3 billion per year for battery off-peak energy storage systems, provided new battery technology is available (11). This corresponds to a total installed battery capability of 40,000 MW by the year 2000. The U.S. market for batteries for over-the-road consumer electric vehicles is projected to be 4 billion per year if only 10 percent of new vehicles would be battery-powered. More research is needed to enter this potential market. Realization of that market requires that battery prices be reduced to about 100/kWh and lifetimes be extended to more than 3 years. Multibillion-dollar annual markets for associated equipment such as electric drive motors, microprocessor controls, and related electronics would be created by the successful penetration of the market by electric automobiles. 

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Studies performed by the author on Pb-acid batteries indicate that these batteries were used in automobiles as early as 1912. The studies further indicate that more than 90% of all electric vehicles ever manufactured in the United States, deployed Pb-acid batteries for their onboard energy storage. The Pb-acid battery technology is fully matured and all possible improvements have been implemented in their designs. In brief, unrestricted wide availability and low procurement cost are the principal advantages of this battery. Furthermore, Pb-acid batteries have been manufactured in present form for many decades, and they have proven to be reliable and cheap for automobile applications [3] since 1924. 

Editor, Technology report on all-electric vehicles progress to shock the automobile market, Electronic Design (May 2010), pp. 36—44. 

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