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Electric Super Batteries

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

GE Chevy Volt to Get Battery With Double Capacity

— January 18, 2011 — Autos
The GE Chevy volt is already a wildly popular electric vehicle, but that doesn't mean its makers have stopped trying to improve it.

Recently, the company announced that they have successfully invented an improved battery that has twice as much energy capacity as its predecessor, and which can offer GE Chevy Volt drivers increased safety and battery lifespan. The new battery makes use of a brand new type of battery-electrode material that puts their prototype well beyond the competition.

The GE Chevy Volt is just one more victory for EV proponents around the world, as the technology becomes increasingly cheaper, more reliable, and efficient with each passing day.
Trend Themes
1. Improved Electric Battery Capacity - The invention of an electric battery with double capacity provides opportunities for electric vehicle manufacturers to create vehicles with longer range and improved performance.
2. Enhanced Safety and Battery Lifespan - The development of batteries with increased safety and longer lifespan opens up opportunities for the electric vehicle industry to gain consumer trust and expand market share.
3. Advancements in Battery-electrode Material - The discovery of a new battery-electrode material presents opportunities for battery manufacturers to develop more efficient and sustainable energy storage solutions.
Industry Implications
1. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing - The improved electric battery capacity creates disruptive innovation opportunities for electric vehicle manufacturers to develop vehicles with improved performance and longer range.
2. Renewable Energy Storage - Advancements in battery-electrode material offer disruptive innovation opportunities for the renewable energy storage industry to develop more efficient and cost-effective energy storage solutions.
3. Consumer Electronics - The development of batteries with enhanced safety and longer lifespan presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the consumer electronics industry to create products with longer battery life and improved performance.
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