German scientists at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg, or “ZSW” for short, have created a new form of lithium-ion battery that is capable of retaining 85-percent of its original capacity after over 10,000 full discharge cycles.
As it presently stands, hybrid and electric vehicle lithium-ion battery packs often have a ten-year lifespan. Honda has long used nickel-metal hydride batteries in its hybrids, which have suffered from premature failure.
Intended for electric vehicle and wind and solar power storage, the batteries if recharged every day could last more than 25 years, which is far longer than certainly most every other component of any given EV.
Additionally, this new lithium-ion battery also has a power density of 1,100 Watts per kilogram, which is around three times that of most modern lithium-ion batteries.
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) have funded the cell development, according to a Green Car Congress report. It is likely that a German automaker will be the first to use ZSW’s new lithium-ions.
The batteries are still several years away from mass production. When implemented into the vehicle market, these new batteries could very well force automakers and the public to reconsider average electric vehicle lifespan and longevity.
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