Great article strauss. dont forget vanadium batteries also,...

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Originally posted by strauss ↑

Sandy but your bagging Graphite on the commodity thread?

This might be the reason we are seeing a bit of weakness in Graphite
Graphites main future demand is from smart batteries in smart tech and hybrid cars as the Graphite is a key component in Lithium Ion batteries

However looks like theres a possibility that batteries of the future will be made from pure Lithium to make them last 4x longer
which if true could put a big dent in the expected Graphite demand

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...hium-cells-mean-phones-FOUR-times-longer.html

'Holy Grail of batteries' discovered: Scientists invent pure lithium cells that may mean phones last FOUR times longer

The breakthrough, by engineers from Stanford University, California, could revolutionise technology from electric cars to smartphones

They created the first functioning lithium anode in a lithium battery

Engineers invented a protective film composed of carbon nanosheres to protect the lightweight, conductive material from cracking as it expands

Discovery could lead to consumer electronics with a longer battery life and electric cars with far greater ranges

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Great article strauss.

dont forget vanadium batteries also, which contain very little graphite and have 1000 more charges per battery which makes them ideal for electric cars.

the landscape in this field is changing so often the commodity which ends up being used could be far from what is expected.
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