PRICE REDUCTION FOR ELECTRIC CARS COMING?

US battery maker claims electric car breakthrough

     United States manufacturer said it has developed a new automotive battery which can perform in extreme temperatures, offering the potential to cut the cost of making electric cars.

The Nanophosphate EXT would reduce or eliminate the need for heating or cooling systems, which is expected to create sizeable new opportunities for automotive and other types of batteries.

Nanophosphate EXT is a game-changing breakthrough that overcomes one of the key limitations of lead acid, standard lithiumion and other advanced batteries.

The new battery technology can reduce or even eliminate the need for costly thermal management systems, which  will dramatically enhance the business case for deploying  lithiumion battery solutions for a significant number of applications.

Testing showed the battery can retain more than 90 percent of its initial capacity at 113 degree Fahrenheit. It also can deliver starting power at minus 22 degree below Fahrenheit.

This comes amid sputtering sales in the United States of electric cars, and doubts about whether the high purchase costs will be justified by lower operating costs.

The technology could help cut costs of "thermal conditioning."

Most electric cars have some system of pumping coolant to remove excess heat from their battery packs.

Pumping coolant through this system eats up energy and reduces on-road range.

This new technology would reduce the weight, complexity, and cost of future plug-in vehicles, bringing down their cost and moving them closer to mass-market competitiveness.