Researchers from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Argonne National Labs have created a practical demonstration of a lithium-air battery with a room temperature energy density of 685 Wh/kg. Furthermore, they believe that their new battery will be less expensive to manufacture and safer than a traditional lithium-ion batteryContinue Reading
The need to reduce carbon emissions has led automakers to make major investments in electric cars, but sales remain low. Globally, electric cars made up around 2 percent of new-car sales in 2019. The main issue is that batteries simply aren’t as energy dense as gasoline. That means more spaceContinue Reading
Markus Schaefer, the head of research and development for the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler, say his company currently has no plans to develop next-generation internal combustion engines Instead, it is shifting its focus to the development of electric powertrains and batteries. However, he did indicate his company could still developContinue Reading
