Electric Cars take off with new batteries and the possibility of Apple collaborations
Posted on Thursday, 10th of May 2018
Electric cars have seen a huge boost in number
in recent years. In 2013 there were just 3500 electric cars registered in the
UK whereas in 2017 that number hit a whopping 85,000.
One issue that electric cars suffer from is
their reliance on lithium batteries. Lithium batteries can take a while to charge
and they are very heavy, which means you are driving around with extra weight.
Ultra-Capacitor Battery
This week NAWA Technology have announced they
are developing a fast-acting “Ultra Capacitor” battery which could take as much
as 30% of the weight when compared to the traditional lithium batteries.
These new batteries also offer a very fast
transfer time meaning that the charge time of an electric vehicle is also
reduced.
Batteries are still a developing area and
while NAWA don’t expect theirs to be fully ready until 2022, we think that
there will a lot more development from battery manufacturers in the next few
years.
Aston Martin Electric SUV
This news comes at the same time as Aston
Martin reveal that they will be launching an electric SUV in 2021.
Seen as a rival to the Rolls-Royce Cullinan
and the Bently Bentayga, all we know for sure is that it will offer four-wheel
drive, it will be built using the latest technology and that it will retain the
luxurious standards we have come to expect from manufacturers such as Aston
Martin.
Apple Collaboration?
Aston Martin has been tight-lipped on the
exact details of what's going on, but we know they are working with an (as yet)
unknown Silicon Valley company. Rumours have surfaced that this could be Apple
who are well known for their design and use of luxury material. This seems more
likely following news last year the that Apple were cancelling their own car
development plans. We know that Google and Uber and working on car projects, so
it is unlikely that Apple is walking away completely. This project could be the
perfect alternative for them.
If the rumours of this collaboration are true then we can expect lots of Siri voice controlled items in the car along with fully built-in Apple CarPlay.