Alternative anode technologies, page-9

Tesla using synthetic graphite a concern for me. VW using synthetic also a concern for me.

Possibly there will not be enough natural resource ever available? Cause world can only have so many good enough grade mines. So many graphite mines quality not good enough for EV batteries.

So EV battery manufacture's just sticking with dirty synthetic and synthetic carbon, cause world have existing supply chains to meet the demand?

And you possibly have better control over the product quality with synthetic? See VW state of the art graphite slide below.



"Volkswagen execs also talked about using synthetic graphite in the battery anodes in order to enhance charging performance and speed up road trips."
https://cleantechnica.com/2021/03/16/what-did-volkswagen-actually-present-on-batteries-today/


Battery Anode Agreement with Farasis Energy
27/05/20 13:22


Mercedes and Farasis going with Group14 graphite replacement tech is still a concern for me. Synthetic carbon seems to possibly be better quality than natural?

Mercedes-Backed Farasis Says Silicon Boosts Battery Energy 25%
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-07/mercedes-backed-farasis-says-silicon-boosts-battery-energy-25

https://group14.technology/en/


"With energy density that’s head and shoulders above, it’s finally time to replace graphite."

"With the best performance on the market at any blend ratio, SCC55™ has been proven as a complete displacement for graphite, achieving an incredible 50% increase in energy density performance over today’s best conventional lithium-ion batteries."