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Synthetic Graphite Could Also Be The Next Generation EV Batteries

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/synthetic-graphite-for-next-generation-ev-batteries

Battery is the hottest topic on the eve of Tesla Battery Day. During 2019-2020, the company issued a number of patents, which indicate significant progress in achieving the company's goal. But besides the fundamental changes in the methods and systems of the production of batteries, there are some common things that are important and can help Tesla achieve its goals.

For example, graphite plays an important role in the battery, it is the main active anode component in lithium-ion batteries and makes up 10-14% of its total cost. But its mining and preparation needs to be improved, because these processes still leave a carbon footprint.

In the interest of global carbon management, this footprint should be as small as possible. Graphite is a form of pure carbon chemically identical to diamonds but with different structural characteristics. Therefore, scientists began to develop synthetic graphite and achieved considerable success in this.

Gali/Twitter from HyperChange/YouTube, had an interview with Novonix COO and Co-Founder, Dr. Chris Burns, to delve deeper into the topic Synthetic Graphite For Next Generation EV Batteries. According to him, Tesla battery researcher Jeff Dahn has been touting Novonix's new dry particle microgranulation (DPMG) breakthrough as having huge potential. Panasonic/Sanyo (who supplies Tesla's batteries) and Samsung are already partnered with Novonix and working to commercialize the PureGraphite.