The Search For The Perfect Solid-State Battery Continues, Self-Healing Sulfur Edition
Longer-lasting, higher-performing batteries would help spark EV sales, and a new solid state lithium-sulfur formula could do the trick.
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Oil Co. To Help Toyota Mass Produce New Solid-State Battery
Toyota turns to an unlikely ally in its quest for a new solid-state battery to help accelerate the end of gasmobiles.
Lyten Raises $200 Million In Equity Financing Round
Lyten, a technology company based in San Jose, CA, recently announced raising $200 million in equity financing from multiple investors, including Prime Movers Lab, Honeywell, FedEx, and others. It was founded in 2015 and has raised a total of $410 million. The company develops advanced technology, and is perhaps most … [continued]
Argonne National Lab Improves Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance
Lithium-sulfur batteries are up to 3 times more energy dense than conventional lithium-ion batteries, but have short lives — so far.
Research Provides New Insight Into Quantum Effects In Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries power our lives. Because they are lightweight, have high energy density, and are rechargeable, the batteries power many products, from laptops and cell phones to electric cars and toothbrushes. However, current lithium-ion batteries have reached the limit of how much energy they can store. That has researchers looking … [continued]
US Dept. Of Defense Inches Closer To Tactical Electric Vehicles
The US Department of Defense is finally leveling up its interest in electric vehicles, and Canoo is front and center.
Argonne National Lab Issues Lithium-Sulfur Battery Research Update
Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory say they have found ways to make stable lithium-sulfur batteries that last 700 cycles.
These Energy-Packed Batteries Work Well in Extreme Cold & Heat
Engineers at the University of California–San Diego have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing a lot of energy. The researchers accomplished this feat by developing an electrolyte that is not only versatile and robust throughout a wide temperature range, but also … [continued]
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries’ Commercial Viability Improves With Breakthrough In Cathode Chemistry
America’s growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has shed light on the significant challenge of sustainably sourcing the battery technology necessary for the broad shift to renewable electric and away from fossil fuels. In hopes of making batteries that not only perform better than those currently used in EVs, but … [continued]
1,000-Cycle Lithium-Sulfur Battery Could Quintuple Electric Vehicle Ranges
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car. A network of aramid nanofibers, recycled from Kevlar, can enable lithium-sulfur batteries to overcome their Achilles heel … [continued]
