EVS23: Enerdel's "end-to-end" lithium solution for hybrids
One of the announcements from EVS23 was from Ener1, the company behind the EnerDel lithium power systems. On the showroom floor, Ener1 was displaying a Prius they have converted with the EnerDel battery packs, a move that even attracted positve comments from Toyota representatives. I stopped by and spoke with Charles Gassenheimer, the chairman of Ener1 Inc., and he told me about how Ener1 is the only company at EVS23 that has the "end-to-end solution" for lithium-powered cars. That is, they can do the cell and chemistry design, the battery design and system integration.
You can hear what Charles has to say here (9 min, 6 MB). When you listen, you'll hear him mention the small size of the battery pack. This is what he's talking about. There is more information on some of the topics he mentions in these posts:
- Ener1 first to integrate lithium-ion battery into HEV
- Ener1 shuffles management in preparation of battery commercialization
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Ener1's batteries
- Ener1 and Th!nk sign the largest contract for lithium-ion batteries in automotive history
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Tim 5:18PM (12/05/2007)
HEVs/PHEVs function differently than Electric Range Extended Vehicles (E-REVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) thus the batteries have less stringent (different) power/energy requirements.
Some will find this USABC Battery Contractor Comparison to be helpful. http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/10/27/usabc-battery-contractor-comparison/
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GoodCheer 6:40PM (12/05/2007)
So this price of $1500, what's the energy of that battery? If they say it will provide performance equivalent to the one they took out of the Prius (1.3 kWh)... so is that $1.15 per Watt-hour? That's really not going to be good enough for anything with any EV range.
Typically EVs use about 2-300 wH/mile (though the Aptera uses only ~70), so this would cost ~$230 - $350 per EV-range-mile.
Or am I missing something?
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