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Not only that, if this battery had been available first then the attack on someone pushing Li-ion would have been: [x] it lacks thermal stability at low or hig
by evgen 6y ago
Not only that, if this battery had been available first then the attack on someone pushing Li-ion would have been:
[x] it lacks thermal stability at low or high temperatures.
[x] it is too likely to catch fire or explode.
Too many people think Li-ion is magic, when it just happens to occupy a particular niche of characteristics that let it get a good early jump in the race for portable power. Nothing about the chemistry involved mandates it remain in a position of primacy.
- sambe 6y agoYes but Li-ion was first, so that's what you now have to beat (including the ways in which world has adapted/overcome its shortfalls).
- evgen 6y agoAre you kidding me? The 'first' was the Voltaic pile, copper and zinc. The first practical rechargeable was lead-acid. Li-ion is a relative newcomer, but had a sufficient power density to lead to a lot of applications which in turn led to a lot of research on improving Li-ion in a virtuous circle. We are pushing the limits of Li-ion and know that is sucks for some environments or application requirements, which is why people research alternatives. This particular alternative is useful in some very specific niches in which Li-ion will _never_ be competitive.
- gnatman 6y agoI believe sambe was using “first” in the same way you did, i.e. first of the two