BATTERY SIZE, FEATURES, COST COMPARISONS;
TYPICAL BATTERY: hybrid (1.5kWh; $1K); plug-in hybrid (6kWH; $4400); electric (24kWH; $17K)
2013 Tesla battery upgrade options (retail): $500/kWh for the first 20kWh, then $400/kWh for the next 25
COST CALCULATIONS for battery pack: $737/kWh (expected $447/kWh by 2020)
(50% of cost is batteries; 50% is cooling/electrical/electronic)
| MODEL | BAT |
CELLS- MODS | WEIGHT | COMMENTS |
| Boeing 787 Lith-cobolt | 63lb; 19 in long | cobalt oxide (25% higher capacity). no active cooling; shorted cell caused thermal runaway | ||
Model S TESLA Lith |
40kWh | 5000 | 160 miles range. Model S: flat battery pack- >7000 batteries, each 18X65mm | |
| TESLA Lith | 60kWh | 208 mile (EPA) range | ||
| TESLA Lith | 85kWh | 8000 | 1200 lbs | 265mi range |
NISSAN |
24kWh | 48mods | 480 lb | 73mi range |
| SmartFor-us | 17.6kWh lith | (CES) 2-seat all-electric; 55kW electric motor | ||
| Chevy Code 130R | "mild hybrid" | (CES) 4 seat e-assist start-stop & regeneration | ||
| Chevy Tru 140S | "mild hybrid" | (CES) 4 seat; direct-infection & start-stop; "low $20K range" | ||
| CHEVY VOLT Lith (manganese spindel) |
16kWh (10kWh used) | 435lbs | 35mi range. Gas engine is generator-only. |
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| Cadillac ELR Converj Lith | "T-shaped" | (CES) like Volt (primarily elect; gas engine when needed) | ||
| Toyota NS4 | (CES) plug-in; uses Hybrid SynergyDrive; "human-machine-interface" | |||
| Toyota Prius (gen 4, 2010) NMHydride | 6.5Ah; 201V ~1.3kWh? |
168cells; 28 modules | air cooled Panasonic Prismatic metal case modules.28 horsepower (21 Kw) |
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| Toyota Prius (gen3 XW30) |
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1.8-liter gasoline engine (previously 1.5 liters) generates 98 hp (73 kW), and with the added power of the electric motor generates a total of 134 hp (100 kW) (previously 110 hp/82 kW | ||
| TOYOTA Plug-in PPHV Prius Lith |
5.2kWh |
288 cells | 11 mi (electric range) |
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Toyota Camry Hybrid |
6.5AH ~1.3kWh? |
34 modules; 7.2v/mod; | 105lbs | air cooled; revised Hybrid Synergy Drive, with an Atkinson cycle version of 2.5 liter 4-cylinder; 149 kW (200 bhp), up from 139 kW (187 bhp) in the previous model |
| Acura NSX | (CES) 2013model yr; hybrid. | |||
| Volvo XC69 | (CES) plug-in hybrid | |||
| Ford C-Max hybrid | 1.4kwh Lith | 2liter gasl; 118 hp electric; 188total HP | ||
| Ford C-Max Energi plug-in | 7.6kWh Lith | as above, with larger battery; 20 miles electric-only; 195hP total; | ||
| FORD (all 2013) Lith | ||||
| Ford Focus Electric | 76 mi range | |||
| Honda Accord | 6kWh Lith | (CES) two-motor plug-in hybrid | ||
| Volkswagen (lith) | 695 pounds | (CES) 100 mi all-electric range. "Beetle-like". 85kW electric motor; | ||
| Volkswagon XL1 | 5kWh Lith | announced 3/2013; worlds best fuel economy (261mpg - measured to European standards) | ||
| FUTURE micro-hybrids | ~1kWh |