Crash Test Volvo C30 Electric Vehicle

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Description: ENER1 ACHIEVES MILESTONE WITH VOLVO'S C30 ELECTRIC VEHICLE First public display of crash-tested electric car includes Ener1's lithium-ion battery DETROIT (January 11, 2011) -- Ener1, Inc. (NASDAQ: HEV), a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and industrial electronics applications, today achieved another significant advance in its growing relationship with Volvo Cars. During the North American International Auto Show here, Volvo President and CEO Stefan Jacoby unveiled a crash- tested C30 Electric designed with Ener1's EnerDel battery. This is the first time that a crash-tested electric car has been displayed in public, and the results reflect a successful two-year development program between Volvo and Ener1 in both Europe and the US Jacoby also confirmed that a test fleet of C30 Electric cars will go on the road in the US in 2011 following recent announcements of fleets in Europe and Asia. The car on display in Detroit was tested at Volvo Cars' crash test laboratory in Sweden in December 2010 with a fully charged EnerDel lithium-ion battery and was subjected to a 40-mph offset frontal collision with a barrier. The test produced the results expected by the companies' engineers. The front deformed and distributed the crash and both the batteries and the cables, which are part of the electric system, remained intact after the collision. "Our tests show it is vital to separate the batteries from the electric car's ...

ecocar car : Electric Car Uses Bumps to Charge Battery

This strange looking car is an interesting concept designers, industrial Kim Jung Hoon was a record year for the 2010 Michelin Challenge Design competition. Unlike other electric cars, which is connected in particular in relation to the charging station or an extension cord, Eco-P has four piezoelectric devices to recharge the battery when the car is moving.

Kim thought the P-Eco, that the car is a lot of energy that can be collected and converted to lose. Whenever the vehicle is in motion, and vibration is reflective and could be used piezoelectric device to generate power that can recharge the battery. Piezo on both sides of each seat, this concept car can not be operated effectively without additional costs for electricity or gasoline.

Car, of course, the need for other energy sources, such as backup, especially if it is not used for some time. But it would be fairly easy to draw, and the batteries to charge only in the home network, and then keep moving car while on the road. Concept is based on the future effectiveness of the piezoelectric based, it makes sense, I know, but now will one day produce uneven road, it was really good.