Posts Tagged ‘Range Anxiety’

New navigation system could better electric vehicle range

The problem with most electric cars on the market today is their minimal all-electric range and the time taken by the onboard batteries to be fully recharged. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, believe that a specially designed navigation system is all that is needed to boost electric vehicle range, while also saving the driver from the mess of traffic jams.

(more…)

ECOmove could end range anxiety with 500-mile range QBEAK

One of the major problems with electric cars available today is its low operating range and long charging time. Danish electric car manufacturer ECOmove is aiming to make EVs a lucrative option even for long distance traveling. The QBEAK, as the car is being dubbed, is a project between ECOmove, Insero E-Mobility and Serenergy and could well have an operating range of about 500 miles.

(more…)

IBM envisions air breathing batteries to end range anxiety

With utility companies across the world announcing large renewable energy powered power plants, it remains to be seen where all that clean energy would be stored. While there is no dearth of proposals, the only viable option seems to be electric batteries. But batteries, as we all know, aren’t necessarily the most efficient when it comes to storing large amounts of energy.

(more…)