Cars powered exclusively with batteries will be produced on a large scale in the next years, being expected that in the following two decades to hold supremacy in front of the cars equipped with polluting thermal engines.
All known manufacturers with a name in the business triggered even declarative, the race for the electric car.
This kind of car is not a yesterday invention. But from tomorrow, it will be seen in all the streets or at least this is the big news from the automotive industry.
Until now, 100% electric powered cars were produced by exotic firms (see Tesla) and sold with prohibitive prices for most of the people.
Like any technology (relatively) new electric car will become available only after it is produced and sold in bulk. For this goal to become reality, some obstacles have to be overcome, which refers to the autonomy provided by batteries, infrastructure (power points) and the time required for reloading of batteries
Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mercedes, BMW, Renault, Nissan, General Motors, Mini, Audi, Opel and Smart-promoted extensively, especially in the first half of this year, ideas, concepts or even electric models that will provide over one, two or three years
Several producers and local authorities (cities of Europe, the United States and Asia) have concluded partnerships for pilot programs implementing electrical networks
Daimler is conducting such a project model for Smart battery with two major capitals, Berlin and London. Nissan will launch a similar initiative in the U.S. (Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson) for the future compact Leaf Finally, Renault has initialed agreements with provincial government of Wuhan (China) and the governments of Israel, Denmark and Portugal to promote cars with zero polluting emission systems and building of specific supply facilities.
Only Israel is to establish a network of 500 dedicated points (basically, spaces equipped with sockets which can connect vehicles)
A viable recharge time: less than 45 minutes
In this stage of their development, batteries that equip electric cars are heavier (affecting performance), ensure a relatively low autonomy (imposing a significant travel limitations – this being close in relationship with the lack of infrastructure devoted to power) and, perhaps most importantly, requires a long period - several hours - for a full recharge.
Researchers ensure that the last two shortcomings will be better in an acceptable time horizon.
For example, a full recharge cycle will end up between ten minutes and three quarters of hour.
Even if home networks will not be able to sustain this goal, reaching it will make possible broad travel
A study conducted by University of California (Berkley)in this summer, shows that between 64 and 85 percent of cars sold in the United States in 2030, will be electric.
Although not referring in this connection, it can be assumed that the other developed markets - Western Europe, Japan and Australia - could evolve by the same trend.
Costs required by the achievement of the necessary infrastructure (power points and batteries changing - customers prefer, currently, an equivalent system with the cylinders of gas cooker: replaces the blank with an already loaded) could exceed 300 billion dollars.
The analysis further provides that the automotive industry and component suppliers will create 350,000 new jobs by 2030 by switching to bulk production of electric vehicles.
by Newencryptor
