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Anfang Januar 2009 enthüllte Francisco García Sanz, Mitglied des Vorstands der Volkswagen AG und Aufsichtsratvorsitzender des Automobilherstellers Seat, im spanischen Technikzentrum in Martorell den Kompaktwagen Leon Twin-Drive Ecomotive. Das Forschungsfahrzeug mit Plug-in-Hybridantrieb wird von einem DI-Dieselmotor sowie einem Elektromotor angetrieben. Dank moderner Lithium-Ionen-Batterien und eines innovativen Energiemanagements bietet der Wagen im emissionsfreien Elektrobetrieb eine Reichweite von bis zu 50 Kilometern.

Der Elektromotor des progressiv konzipierten Automobils gibt eine kontinuierliche Leistung von 35 kW ab. Der 1,9-Liter-Dieselmotor entwickelt 77 kW. Die Lithium-Ionen-Batterien zum Antrieb des Elektromotors wurden in den Kofferraum integriert. Wird der Leon allein mit Elektromotor gefahren, ist die Höchstgeschwindigkeit auf 100 km/h begrenzt. Für den Elektrobetrieb wurden zahlreiche Komponenten des Versuchsfahrzeugs aufwendig modifiziert; darunter zum Beispiel das Getriebe, die Servounterstützung der Bremsanlage, weite Teile der Fahrzeugelektronik sowie das Heiz- und Kühlsystem.

19.01.2009 - Automobilhersteller werden zu Batterieentwicklern und -herstellern: So lassen sich die Ankündigungen von Daimler und jetzt auch von GM interpretieren. Nachdem Daimler die strategische Kooperation mit Zellhersteller Evonik bekannt gab (Beteiligung von 49.9 Prozent an Evonik-Tocher LiTec), folgt nun GM: Der Hochvolt-Energiespeicher auf Lithium-Ionen-Basis für das "Plug in Hybrid Vehicle" (PHV) Chevrolet Volt werde zusammen mit Batteriezellenhersteller LG Chem aus Südkorea gebaut - und nicht mit der Continental AG, die das Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen jetzt verlor.

It is all about batteries. In my opinion batteries are the worst roadblock on the way to further spread of electric vehicles. The Li-Ion-battery as mentioned in the document "Conti-Li-Ion.doc" was shown on the IAA 2008 "Commercial Vehicles" It contains 2 kWh, has a voltage of 350 V and a power of 60 kW. It has a volume of 52 l and weighs 65 kg, all included. It contains an energy of 2 kWh. This is the energy content of 200 ml of gasoline. To get a satisfactory service life you can use only about 20 % of the capacity of the battery, e. g. between 60 and 80 % state of charge. Calculated in gasoline that is 40 ml, about a double schnaps (liquor), as we say in Germany. So all this ado with electro-motor-generator, DC/DC- and AC/DC-converters, controllers and so on serves only for shoving a double schnaps in and out of the battery. Of course you can do it several times, wheras the gasoline, which you take out of the tank is lost forever. But the calculation shows how far the capacity even of the most sophisticated batteries is from what would be really needed.

It is all about batteries. In my opinion batteries are the worst roadblock on the way to further spread of electric vehicles. The Li-Ion-battery as mentioned in the document "Conti-Li-Ion.doc" was shown on the IAA 2008 "Commercial Vehicles" It contains 2 kWh, has a voltage of 350 V and a power of 60 kW. It has a volume of 52 l and weighs 65 kg, all included. It contains an energy of 2 kWh. This is the energy content of 200 ml of gasoline. To get a satisfactory service life you can use only about 20 % of the capacity of the battery, e. g. between 60 and 80 % state of charge. Calculated in gasoline that is 40 ml, about a double schnaps (liquor), as we say in Germany. So all this ado with electro-motor-generator, DC/DC- and AC/DC-converters, controllers and so on serves only for shoving a double schnaps in and out of the battery. Of course you can do it several times, wheras the gasoline, which you take out of the tank is lost forever. But the calculation shows how far the capacity even of the most sophisticated batteries is from what would be really needed.

a) at an October 2008 plant visit at Mitsubishi in Osaka (IWCC-GA), Japan, I had the opportunity to drive myself the first electric car which will be commercially available on the Japanese market mid 2009 at a price of 30 k$ with the following key characteristics : -  Li-Ion battery capacity (in-out) 25 kWh -  Guaranteed battery life time 4 years -  Charge time 30 minutes on a 400 V supply for charge -  Useful range :  150 km in summer / 90 km in winter (battery and passenger        need warming) -  Major parking lots and shopping malls will offer charging for free in Japan  -  value of consumption is 1 L of gasoline for 100 km.