User:D0li0/BEV Development
There have been rescent and significant advancements in high power and cycle life Lithium-ion batteries which could vastly improve the viability, longevity, range, and recharge times if applied to BEVs.
| Chemistry | Model | Capacity | Weight | Energy | Power | Comments |
| PbA Flodded | ||||||
| PbA AGM | Optima D34M | 55Ah 35C 1925A per 12v |
45Lbs 20,400g |
55Wh/L 23Wh/kg |
2.6kW/L 1.1kW/kg |
~40Ah @ BEV rates 350 to 10,000 cycles |
| Wet NiCD | ||||||
| NiMH | ||||||
| Zinc-air | ||||||
| Li-Poly | Kokoma | |||||
| ThunderSky Li-ion |
60-1000Ah | |||||
| Standard Li-ion | 18650's | 2.4Ah 4C 9.6A per cell |
45g | 500?Wh/L 250?Wh/kg |
0.5?kW/L 0.3-0.8kW/kg |
$500/kWh 1000 cycles |
| Sony [1] | 26650VT | 2.5Ah 20C 50A per cell |
90g | 250Wh/L 100Wh/kg |
4.4?kW/L 2kW/kg |
'05 production 1000 cycles |
| Toshiba [2] | Thin Film | 0.6Ah 50C 30A per cell |
19.1g | 250Wh/L 113Wh/kg |
10kW/L 4.5kW/kg |
'06 production 20,000 cycles |