EV Intersection: God Battery, More Charging Stations and a Solar Panel Drought

Results of a solar survey to electric car owners in 2014.Electric Vehicle Intersection, where energy, advanced vehicles, battery development and charging infrastructure intersect. Just click on the links below (headlines) to read the stories:

God Battery? Secretive Company Claims Battery Breakthroughs | Scientific American, Seth Fletcher: First off, the completed battery is still two years away and the company has targeted the consumer electronics industry as their first big market, then automotive. However, the article points out the advantages of solid-state batteries and the “interlayer” component’s advantage over a lithium-ion electrolyte for automotive applications. The company has been around awhile, since 2006, and feels that this could be the “god battery.”

Here's What Electric Cars Need to Succeed: Roaming for Charging Stations | GigaOm, Janko Roettgers: Author and owners reveals some of the problems for Nissan Leaf and BMW I3 drivers--pure electric cars--when it comes to away-from-home charging. More chargers will help, as Nissan predicts that there will be 15,000 chargers installed by the end of 2015--right now it's 7,500 approximately. Also, Nissan is offering a one-card charging option but only in select cities.  

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Solar Boom Driving First Global Panel Shortage since 2006 | Bloomberg, Ehren Goossens:  In 2012, some of the bigger automation companies left solar and looked towards wind, especially ABB, Siemens and GE. Solar prices are dropping: Solar panels sell for 76 cents a watt now, compared with $2.01 at the end of 2010. The price has slipped 12 percent this year.

Volt Fleet Drivers Opting for Gas over Electricity for Refueling | Green Fleet Magazine: Interesting insight on why fleet drivers of the Chevy Volt are using gas over electricity, they are not getting reimbursed for electricity? Not a lot of specifics here on why, but a unique case in North Carolina...but it's N. Carolina