Title :
Making batteries last longer [for electric vehicles]
fDate :
9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The early 1900´s era of electric cars ended because the batteries didn´t last long enough, and a new gasoline-engine-powered car cost less than a replacement battery. Long-life batteries are the key to achieving a low life-cycle cost for the electric vehicles that will help solve the air-pollution problem in our cities. New ways of making batteries last longer are discussed
Keywords :
electric vehicles; lead acid batteries; secondary cells; diffusion-air manager; electric cars; electric vehicles; fast charge; lead-acid batteries; long-life batteries; low life-cycle; nickel-metal hydride batteries; zinc-air primary batteries; Automotive engineering; Batteries; Cities and towns; Costs; Electric vehicles; Electrodes; Engineering profession; Hybrid electric vehicles; Hydrogen; Petroleum;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
