Found this flipping through my news feed this morning, and was pleasantly surprised.
What do you guys think of this possible leap forward in battery technology?
Found this flipping through my news feed this morning, and was pleasantly surprised.
What do you guys think of this possible leap forward in battery technology?
Recon1342 said:Found this flipping through my news feed this morning, and was pleasantly surprised.
What do you guys think of this possible leap forward in battery technology?
I was ready to be disappointed with another edge-case research project, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see they're already gearing up for production!
Very cool!
Cool. Except, what will a lithium/sulfur battery smell like when it spontaneously combusts?
A burning Sulfur spring
FWIW
WonkoTheSane said:Recon1342 said:Found this flipping through my news feed this morning, and was pleasantly surprised.
What do you guys think of this possible leap forward in battery technology?
I was ready to be disappointed with another edge-case research project, but I'm pleasantly surprised to see they're already gearing up for production!
Very cool!
I did some digging past the initial article, and they've been working on this since 2015 (when they accidentally made 3d graphene). The initial concerns about EVs haven't really changed since then, and this tech goes a long way toward creating a more efficient energy storage system.
I'm interested in how the charge/discharge rate is compared to current li-ion batteries, that's becoming a major bottleneck to making performance-oriented EVs lighter and cheaper. A 40% weight savings in the battery pack by itself would still be a huge improvement though.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
The weight savings excites me. Even for ICE vehicles, you could nearly halve battery size with no loss in performance.
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