Altairnano's Revolutionary Battery
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In the race to bring to market the first scalable PHEV, it all comes down to developing the best battery that delivers the furthest range, longest life and lowest cost. And one company may have it figured out. Altairnano, a Reno, Nev.-based company with prototyping and design operations in Andersen, Ind., has patented a battery that can power a vehicle for hundreds of miles, charge in ten minutes and last upwards of 20 years and 20,000 cycles. This battery relies on nanobattery technology comprising ceramics and lithium materials and, according to Altairnano CEO Dr. Alan Gotcher, it’s completely safe. The battery is already in use in the Phoenix Motorcar’s SUT, which recently made an appearance at a White House press event with President Bush. Altairnano is also involved in studying Vehicle to Grid technology, and is working with several other industries that may benefit from nanobattery technology. In this podcast, Gotcher provides a close look at the technology and the promise it represents, explaining how it differs from current batteries and the challenges his company faces in bringing the battery to market as a public company — one which just announced a 54 percent increase in 2006 revenues.
Tags: PHEV, Altairnano, nanobattery, Alan Gotcher
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June 18th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
It is all marvelous, and I believe that one day in the (probably far) future we will be using mainly electrical cars.
But after listening through the whole interview, I still haven’t got the central figure for your battery, i.e. the energy content per kg.
Only an energy content of at least 0.5 kWh per kg would convince me to buy an electrical car, because my aim is not to drive around a battery, but some more useful payload.
What I figured out from blogs etc, it seems that your battery has just about 0.1 kWh per kg.
Is this true, and is this the reason why you are hiding this figure?
Best regards, Bernd
June 20th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Thank you for you inquiry. The energy per kg is between 78 and 80Wh/kg. The battery pack, which comprises 28 battery modules completely recharges in 10 minutes with a 100 - 130 radius per charge. The pack, when mounted under the Phoenix 5 seater sports utility truck, can charge on a commercial charger in 10 minutes, in your garage on a 220 in 4 hours or on 110 in less then 8 hours - this is a complete charge. The cycle life is currently 10 to 12 years and greater. The information is available in presentations located on the ALTI site, www.altairnano.com.