A German company has the attention of the electric vehicle industry and those watching it, having recently documented remarkable claims for its KOLIBRI lithium-metal-polymer battery.

DBM Energy GmbH yesterday told GM-Volt.com that its design could wind up costing less than the types of batteries used in the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan LEAF, and other EVs while radically exceeding all meaningful performance criteria.

We’re talking potential for reasonably priced electric cars that could travel 300-400 miles on a charge, and be replenished in minutes. If reports we were given prove true, this would mean the future is practically now – not years from now – with safe and durable batteries threatening to relegate petrol cars to merely optional status.

Bold claims, you say? We agree, but will tell you what we were told:

According to DBM Energy’s Chief Operating Officer, Markus Röser, a 98.8-kWh version of its battery can be fully recharged inside of six minutes, although he would not divulge how this was accomplished.

“Regarding the kind of charger and the power input, we are not able to give any information yet, due to the fact, that this technology is just in internal use right now,” Röser said.

And if trip-to-the-gas-station recharge times are not enough, consider the battery’s range potential. One version with over seven times the energy capacity of the Volt’s battery, and 4.75 times power of the LEAF’s battery, had enough juice to propel a converted Audi A2 test mule for more than 400 miles at highway speeds on a single charge.

Last October, as some forum posters on GM-Volt have since chronicled, the Audi converted by DBM with help from Lekker Energie, and funding from the German economy ministry, traveled 375 miles from Berlin to Munich with a 98-kWh version of the battery.

Upon arrival in Munich, the battery was reportedly only 80-percent depleted, which would mean range potential of well over 400 miles. The battery weighted just 770 pounds. The battery pack in a Tesla Roadster weighs 29-percent more at 990 pounds, and that car is EU-certified for only 211 miles per charge.......

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 13^th, 2011 at 1:57pm:



The reason holden and ford are not developing this battery is not because they wasted all that money on other things; it's because the germans friggen  invented it and the germans are developing it.

It's not a grand conspriacy, not even a small one, it's just a case of finder's - keeper's.

What would it matter to you anyway, it's not like you have any intention of buying any of this technology.

Hybrid family car uses CSIRO technology
Holden's ECOmmodore proves that petrol-electric cars could be economical today.

    * Innovations
    * Patented technology
    * Advanced energy storage
    * Reducing pollution
    * On the road

CSIRO technologies make the ECOmmodore much less expensive than previous hybrid vehicles.

They are unique because they not only power a vehicle the size of a standard family car, but they also make it drive like one.
Innovations

The ECOmmodore uses innovations from across CSIRO including:

    *
     energy management strategies
    *
     advanced lead-acid batteries
    *
     super-capacitors
    *
     electric traction motor
    *
     light-metal castings.

Sounds like a good technology but for the technobuffs it might be worth pointing out that to charge a 98Kw/hr batter in 6 minutes would require at LEAST a 980Kw connection. anyone know where to get one of those other than connecting to an overland transmisison line??

[quote author=thelastnail link=1302667034/0#0 date=1302667033]Of course it is not being developed here because Holden and Ford have grabbed all of the green car innovation fund money to make more fossil fool junk cars

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The reason holden and ford are not developing this battery is not because they wasted all that money on other things; it's because the germans friggen  invented it and the germans are developing it.

It's not a grand conspriacy, not even a small one, it's just a case of finder's - keeper's.

What would it matter to you anyway, it's not like you have any intention of buying any of this technology.

longweekend58 wrote on Apr 13^th, 2011 at 6:13pm:

WHY?

I assume you make this claim because of a simple minded assumption that it must be a single unit, with a single input.
I have no idea what their technology is, or what power they need, but I have seen enough of your "Expert" opinion, to know you are full of it, and seek to put a negative spin on anything the least bit progressive, for reasons that escape me.

BigOl64 wrote on Apr 13^th, 2011 at 2:32pm:


also worth noting that the technology was announced YESTERDAY. to be fair to car manufacturers, their tool-up times are measure in years - not hours.

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 13^th, 2011 at 3:24pm:



Don't know how many different way I can tell you this, but I don't work for holden, I don't know on what basis they make specific corporate decisions; here's a though ask, fuking them, why not.


BTW Im not appologising for anything, just pointing some basic facts that even you should be capable of understanding.