UPDATE 1-Ener1 sees hybrid battery costs halving

Ener1 Inc will be able to cut the cost of batteries for hybrid electric vehicles by 50 percent once its lithium-ion technology amasses scale, Chief Executive Charles Gassenheimer said on Friday.

Source: guardian.co.uk

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2 comments to UPDATE 1-Ener1 sees hybrid battery costs halving

• Dennis

  September 3, 2008 at 8:11 am Log in to Reply

  Manufacturers should produce physical battery standards, so that battery pack replacement is a matter of course, not a reason to buy a whole new car. Electric chassis will last longer than IC in the first place, and battery tech will contiue to improve.

  Dennis

• howdyme

  September 4, 2008 at 7:00 am Log in to Reply

  Sanyo is working on a standard. I suppose
  eventually we’ll have 2 or 3 standards globally
  and eventually one will dominate the market.

  ICE will be phased out eventually as battery
  get cheaper and better, while EV will run our
  transportation sectors globally.