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The company says the batteries can be used in autos, which would seem to indicate they hve solved that problem. But who knows until we get some independent test
by woodandsteel 8y ago
The company says the batteries can be used in autos, which would seem to indicate they hve solved that problem. But who knows until we get some independent testing.
- Retric 8y ago50% effecency could work with cars as it would still cost vastly less than gasoline. You could also have a hybrid system with a high cost high efficiency daily battery and a cheaper extended range one.
- infogulch 8y agoThe issue with cars is less efficiency, but more energy density. Li-ion is just at the point where it's energy dense enough to use in cars, and e.g. Tesla vehicles are considered very heavy. Any new battery tech needs to be at least as energy dense as li-ion if it's going to work in vehicles.
- DuskStar 8y agoExcept low efficiency tends to mean poor charging due to cooling issues. Much easier to shove 100kW into a battery when you don't have to worry about dissipating 50kW of heat...
- Retric 8y agoDepends on how hot the battery can get. Normal cars already dissipate 50+kW of heat as gasoline engines are well under 40% efficient.