Nissan Looks To Improve Battery Life In Electric Cars [SPONSORED CONTENT]

While some fully electric vehicles do exist on the roads today the future of non-fossil-fuel cars may be looking brighter, thanks in part to Nissan Motor Company's research and development efforts.

Autonews.com reports that Nissan is one of the companies working to extend electric vehicle battery life, and doing so by trying to build off existing technology. I'll tell you that personally, I've become obsessed with MPG, emissions and learning about electric vehicles over the past several years.

The Autonews site reports Nissan is attempting to find new ways to store energy is the current lithium ion batteries:

Nissan says the solution opens the door to using the new chemistry to produce longer-range EV batteries.

"The invention of this new analysis method is essential to further develop the next generation of high-capacity lithium ion batteries," Nissan Senior Vice President Takao Asami said in a release. "It will certainly become one of our core technologies."

The zero-emission Nissan Leaf is one just a few fully electric vehicles on the market right now. Currently the vehicle gets anywhere from 45 to 75 miles on a full charge, depending several conditions including the weather and your speed. Some analysts believe the next generation Leafs could have batteries that bump the expected mileage range to around 120, or better, on a full charge.

If you're interested in learning about the Nissan Leaf, or any other Nissan models, stop by Carbone Nissan on Commerical Drive in Yorkville to meet with a representative or schedule a test drive.

This blog post is part of an advertorial series with WIBX 950's Jeff Monaski.