Better Place electric car developed gas station

The technology company Better Place has developed an innovative gas station for electric cars and in the Japanese city of Yokohama to the public. It is at the gas station for a battery exchange station which allows the rapid exchange of empty batteries, and therefore brings a high level of time savings. The battery change is to last only two minutes and was the prototype of the changing station demonstrates impressive. The battery is automatically changed and means a great deal of time in comparison to the hours of charging power to a power outlet. The changing station has been built on a simple principle. The electric vehicle is traveling on a bridge on the rails there are two sleds. The first carriage is the Swap of the empty battery charge and solve the battery holder. After the battery is moved to a charging station. The second sled at the same time supplies the electric car with a full battery.

Pitching is an area as required for a normal gas station but it is a large stock of adequate size for the charged battery and the recharging required. The concept aims Better Place to an international recognition and success of electric cars. The limited scope could be solved with comprehensive travel and recharge the current vehicles longer distances. The manufacturer has with the countries of Denmark, Israel, California and other states and regions have already agreed partnerships.

In the framework of cooperation to the charging stations are built across the country. The gas station is to purchase their electricity to recharge the batteries from renewable energy sources and therefore has solar panels on the roof. There currently is not known whether the charging system will prevail at all because that it must be accepted by car manufacturers. Up to now the only car company Renault-Nissan as a partner. The automakers hope for a development of current battery technology which the problem of limited coverage is to be solved.

Mennekes relies on electric car market

The medium-sized enterprises Mennekes has worked for a year to develop a system which consists of a charging socket and charger. The system is to combine electric cars with charging stations. By charging electric vehicles can refuel not only with new energy but it is also an accounting of energy consumption. The innovative charging system has already achieved a high degree, as Chancellor Angela Merkel and the CEO of RWE and Daimler could photograph it.

In Berlin and Aachen there Mennekes supported pilot projects launched with the sophisticated innovative Ladesteckersystem. It has been submitted for standardization and will be according to the ideas of the family business into a global standard. The German and European body behind the development of charging system.

Against the Chargers from Israel and Japan have also been submitted for standardization must Mennekes now claim. According to company president Walter Mennekes to the Handelsblatt (Online edition 19.05.2009) system that is superior to the other two loading systems because the charge is four times faster. In the autumn of this year decided that Stromladesystem is to become the world standard. If the Mennekes system enforces this means for the company from the Sauerland a new multimillion dollar market as electric cars in the coming years will grow in importance.

 

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