Saturday, 21. September 2013
Topic: CARS - on September 21, 2013 at 5:26:00 PM CEST
Tesla Patents Next-Gen Electric Car Battery that Gets 400 Miles on a Single Charge
Over the years, one of the biggest obstacles to widespread electric vehicle adoption has been the issue of how far the car can travel on one charge. Cars that can only travel 100 miles without plugging in might be okay for your commute to and from work, but since charging stations aren’t as easily-accessible as gas stations, longer distances pose a problem. That’s the issue Tesla Motors is trying to solve with an innovative new type of battery it has just filed to patent — a hybrid lithium-ion and metal-air battery pack that could extend the range of the company’s electric vehicles to 400 miles between charges.
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