Technology Research Laboratories introduces Battery Technology that Achieves 100 Miles with Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Research Triangle Park, NC and Port Orange, Florida -- Technology Research Laboratories (TRL) is announcing a new long-life battery technology that can make hybrid electric vehicle traveling a reality. The battery’s unique properties of low cost, long life and safety are all characteristics that are a necessity of a power source for electric vehicles, or any consumer and industrial product.
TRL’s battery operates on physical chemistry principles different from those of conventional batteries. It resembles nothing on the market. The battery utilizes materials that are plentiful, inexpensive and far less polluting than other battery devices. Fabricated almost entirely of carbon and plastic, the battery has the ability to withstand severe electrical abuse, including total discharge or disuse for prolonged time periods.
A very immediate and attractive application is the “plug-in” hybrid-electric car. These cars have been around for years but until now, the power sources have been very unreliable. The TRL battery provides a means to achieve hybrid electric vehicles with a range of 75 or more miles per charge. Tests from TRL confirm that a typical 4-passenger electric car powered by less than 1000 pounds of TRL batteries would have a range of between 75 and 100 mile depending upon speed and road conditions.
History From the early 19th century to the present the attempts have continued toward developing a practical electrically powered road vehicle. The obstacles have been the same for the past 150 years – a practical source of motive power, i.e., economical source of electrical energy. An electrically rechargeable battery is the most desirable solution. Despite its simplicity, the electric car never became a commercial success because of its limited range and uncertainty of returning home on a charge.
In order for the hybrid design approach to have a significant impact upon “fuel consumption”, the range of the hybrid operating solely on battery charge must be in the region of typical driving for a large portion of motorists. That range is probably in the 100 to 150 miles per day, including some margin for unusual amounts of travel. With such performance the hybrid car could be driven on battery power most of the time, and the internal combustion engine used only for extended trips.
Predominant problems preventing or seriously inhibiting the practical commercialization of the electric car are:
• Battery life • Battery cost • Battery weight
TRL now has a solution that has been long coming.
TRL is seeking to place the technology with organizations that have the necessary manufacturing and marketing capabilities to bring it to fruition as useful energy products. The battery also has potential applications for stand-alone wind or solar power systems and power station load leveling.
For more detailed information and specifications on the technology, please visit http://www.AlternativeEnergyStorage.com and http://www.hybridnrg.com .
About Technology Research Laboratories TRL is an independent R&D company with over 35 years of developing unique energy systems. Their purpose is to properly place new technology so that it may be taken to commercialization as products. Prototypes for test and evaluation are available.