Next-Generation EV Batteries Zap Range Anxiety

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Created 12.26.11

Air Date 12.25.11

Range anxiety, or the concern about how far electric vehicles will travel on a single charge, is one of the biggest limitations on the EV industry. In fact, a recent survey said only 20 percent of American drivers would consider buying an EV with a 100-mile range. But what if EVs could drive 500 miles on a single charge?

Correspondent Josh Zepps goes under the hood of a next generation battery design, being developed by IBM, that uses nanotechnology to try and make EVs more powerful than ever.

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