Cause for concern?THE MILLION MILE EV BATTERY GETS A STEP CLOSER...

Cause for concern?

THE MILLION MILE EV BATTERY GETS A STEP CLOSER Last fall researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, revealed that they had developed chemistry for a lithium-ion battery that could: 1 – Power an electric vehicle for more than 1 million miles 2 – Provide at least two decades of grid energy storage A 1 million mile battery…yes the technology is getting very close to being real. And it could be a game-changer. Dalhousie published the full details study in Journal of the Electrochemical Society.

The key to unlocking the 1 million mile battery and crucial grid energy storage is a nanomaterial coating that protects the cathode of a battery. In short the cathode decreases the cathode’s resistance, resulting in less heat, greater performance and less degradation. EVs are superior to their internal combustion engine counterparts in virtually every aspect except for one: the fuel tank. Although superchargers and large battery capacities have helped alleviate range anxiety, quick charging tends to reduce a battery’s life. As a result, the battery continues to be the Achilles Heel of the electric vehicle, lasting only about 10 years—less than half of the vehicle’s expected lifespan—and accounting for nearly half the purchase price of the vehicle itself.

A million-mile battery, enhanced by protective coatings that can withstand high charging rates, could be just what the doctor ordered. At the front of this nanomaterial coating technology is Nano One Materials – which already has 4 major partnerships and has been visited by 5 large automakers in recent months. Then on June 24th Nano One announced a breakthrough. They had a coated cathode material lasts 4x longer. The key to the million mile battery could very well run through this tiny company.