Electric Vehicle Forums - Dodge EV Concept -versus- 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8

Hi Patrick,

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Originally Posted by Dan_Neil_LA_Times

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Meanwhile, Chrysler and General Electric are working on a Department of Energy program for advanced energy-storage systems. One promising direction: dual-battery technology, with one set optimized for peak power delivery — as required during acceleration — and another set optimized for energy storage to improve range.
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One of the ironies of life is maximum energy density is often available at very low rates. Air-metal batteries have terrific energy density but their power is available at very small rates. We see them today as "air-zinc" batteries used for hearing aids. What makes them remarkable is this energy is available over a very long time. In engineering, our challenge is to get this potentially huge amount of energy efficiently to a usable form.

There has been one form of air-metal battery that somewhat overcomes this problem, one that uses liquid metal. They have another problem of heat loss but if managed well, they can produce their tremendous amount of energy efficiently. Just watch out for the 'Sony' versions:
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Originally Posted by Dan_Neil_LA_Times

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it was time for some illicit fun. Rhodes jumped into the Dodge EV — powered by a 268-hp electric motor and a 26 kWh Li-ion battery — and lined it up against a Dodge Challenger 6.1 Hemi that was oh-so-conveniently nearby. An impromptu drag strip was arranged in the Rose Bowl parking lot and Rhodes dropped the hammer.
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I've been pleasantly surprised in traffic that up to 25 mph, my Prius has respectable acceleration. Some of us have been aware of electric dragsters for some time:

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Originally Posted by AutoblogGreen

. . . Berube ran 153.6 mph in the quarter mile in Whittman and then turned around and ran 159.65 mph with a 7.956 second elapsed time. His Current Eliminator V is powered by Altairnano lithium titanate batteries. Berube has been racing battery powered dragsters for 17 years. . . .

There is a National Electric Drag Racing Association and these folks are a hoot.

Bob Wilson