Palo Alto, California-based electric car company, Tesla, is pioneering some of the most innovative advances in electric car technology. Not only that, but Tesla vehicles are actually cool, sporty, and fast. The problem, however, that has plagued Tesla and other electric car manufacturers is battery life. Now, the company is teaming up with tech specialists at Panasonic Corp. to develop a longer lasting battery.
Currently, Tesla’s sporty Roadster model cars can travel up to 245 miles on a single charge. But next year, Tesla is planning on releasing its Model S—a four-door sedan—and wants the car to travel even further on a single charge. The company would like to see the Model S traveling at least 300 miles per charge.
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Tesla already boasts the most powerful batteries among commercial electric car models, and even supplies its components to some competitors, such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Daimler AG. “Our battery pack has 56 kilowatt hours of energy. Other EVs on the market have about 20 or 24 kilowatt hours,” says Kurt Kelty, director of battery technology for Tesla.
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The Model S sedan will also be easily capable of switching out a used battery for a fully charged one. In trying to address battery charging times—which can take several hours—the electric vehicle industry has come up with the solution of battery exchange stations. The Model S will be able to pull into one of these stations and in a matter of minutes have a charged battery replacement ready to take the driver another 300 miles.
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Three versions of the Model S will be released with three different price tags based on battery life. The basic Model S will only have a range of about 160 miles and will cost $49,900 after a $7,500 federal tax rebate. The second option will be $10,000 more, with a range of 230 miles. The 300-mile range Model S will cost $20,000 more than the basic model.
In early 2010, Panasonic Corp. invested $30 million in Tesla through stock purchases. Since the investment, Panasonic and Tesla have combined their battery technologies to create high-power, longer charge lithium-ion batteries. The 3.1Ah battery cells that resulted from the collaboration are the highest energy density cells commercially available on the market. Now, the two companies are at it again, looking to push the limits of battery life even further.
Monday, March 28, 2011
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