New Energy Storage Technologies – The Key to the Breakthrough of Alternative Propulsion Systems

Authors

K. F. Stracke, Dipl.-Ing. W. Kriegler, MAGNA STEYR AG & Co KG, Graz

Year

2014

Print Info

Fortschritt-Berichte VDI, Reihe 12, Nr. 777

Summary

Considering global legislative CO₂ emission targets this paper is focused on innovative, alternative vehicle concepts and their economic and ecological framework conditions. Generally, it is assumed that the diversification of propulsion systems will still increase. Besides CNG vehicles, whose market growth relates to local availability and infrastructure, hybrid cars (PHEV) will play an important role in the medium term. Pure electric vehicles will take root in niches and in long term EVs will be complemented by fuel cell technologies enabling long distance driving at zero emissions. A major prerequisite for the success of alternative drive systems is the availability of efficient and cost effective energy storage systems. This applies in particular for the following three types of storage systems – batteries and high pressure storage tanks for CNG and hydrogen, which will increasingly be used in future.

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