Battery main factors that cause the car is still expensive , limited temopuh distance and recharging the battery takes a long time . The battery also causes the weight to be more severe and dangerous for active . Additionally , disposal should also be careful because it could explode .
Well , to reduce the problem , Volvo with project leader Imperial College London ( ICL ) , the UK , developing new technologies , which also functions as a battery car body panels . Volvonya call it , " the energy storage component of lightweight structures that can increase energy use of electric cars in the future " . The project is funded by the European Union and invited various renowned companies .
The result , quite exhilarating and could be a new era of development for the future of electric cars . Volvo with another team managed to create body panels for S80 models made of fiber glass nano-tech , in which there is sheet battery components . Each sheet is formed so that the battery can be attached behind the structure of car body panels .
Carbon fiber
Glance looks like ordinary carbon fiber material , sepewrti used in racing cars . However, this panel can store and deliver electricity . The body panels generate electricity voltage of 12 volts , can be used for the needs of the completeness of cars that use electricity . Volvo call components as "Structural Super Capacitor " that can recharge its power faster than regular batteries .
Imagine if this technology is embedded in all panels of vehicles, such as the hood, trunk lid , roof and doors , will produce electrical energy which can drive the car. Volvo calculate , by utilizing this technology , electric cars could dikurangi15 weight percent . It took about 3.5 years to create this technology .
There has been no explanation , when this technology could be used by the automotive industry .
