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This article is from March and is referencing this research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-0575-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-
by sacred_numbers 6y ago
This article is from March and is referencing this research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-0575-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-0575-z
The research looks interesting, so the question is whether they can develop an inexpensive mass manufacturing process. If they can, can they do so before other batteries upstage them? These batteries appear to be about 23% more energy dense (volumetrically) than Tesla Model 3 batteries, with some possible safety advantages as a bonus. However, by the time these batteries hit the market (2-3 years minimum, I would guess) Tesla will probably be at or above that energy density level. The safety advantages will probably make it competitive for at least some applications, though, and they may be able to increase the energy density even further, so we will have to wait and see.