New Tech Promises to Boost EV Battery Range

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-tech-boost-electric-vehicle-efficiency.html

With the speedy boom of technology in EV's I was wondering when it would migrate to the battery - here is a start

Researchers at North Carolina State developed a inverter device to increase the efficiency in hybrid and electric vehicle batteries by about 2% This means the battery can also be lighter and smaller.
It's predicted that thte develpment will initially produce an air cooled inverter up to 35 kw for use in motocycles, hybrids and scooters.

Right now the protype is desined for up to 35 kw which is the size needed for hybrids but the goal is to increase it to 100kw for use in electric vehicles

2% would be an extra 4.76 miles for the Bolt. Hardly noteworthy. At this point, I think the range question is more or less resolved. We need to be focusing on infrastructure and cost.

GetOffYourGas said:

2% would be an extra 4.76 miles for the Bolt. Hardly noteworthy. At this point, I think the range question is more or less resolved. We need to be focusing on infrastructure and cost.

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AND battery durability (longevity) !! I remember reading not THAT long ago about a little 'tweak' to Lithiam batteries that offered the possibility of a lifetime that could be 10x-20x longer than current batteries (in terms of # of high-rate charges: 2C, 3C, 5C).

FOUND IT!!

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3060005/mobile-wireless/scientists-can-now-make-lithium-ion-batteries-last-a-lifetime.html