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I guess Lithium ion is just Goodenough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodenough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Goodenough

• CyberDildonics 3y ago
  I know you see that his last name is "Goodenough" and it's easy to make a joke by repeating his last name, but lithium ion needs cobalt, is expensive and has major durability issues.
  • philipkglass 3y ago
    Lithium iron phosphate batteries, which you mentioned in another comment, are a type of lithium ion battery that does not need cobalt. So are lithium titanate batteries. You may have been confused by stories misleadingly touting these kinds of batteries as "alternatives to" lithium ion batteries. They're all subtypes of lithium ion battery. There's a good overview article here covering various subtypes of lithium ion batteries: https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-205-types-of-lithium-ion https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-205-types-of-lithiu...
    • CyberDildonics 3y ago
      Lithium Ion typically refers to the original chemistries. You may have been confused but John B. Goodenough didn't work on lithium iron phosphate, they are a completely different chemistry. You may have been confused by the lithium in the name, but that doesn't mean they are the same.