{"id":306572,"date":"2021-07-23T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-will-the-ev-battery-of-the-future-look-like\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T17:46:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:46:31","slug":"what-will-the-ev-battery-of-the-future-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-will-the-ev-battery-of-the-future-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"#What will the EV battery of the future look like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a347f21eb68f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a347f21eb68f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-will-the-ev-battery-of-the-future-look-like\/#The_future_of_EV_batteries\" >The future of EV batteries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What will the EV battery of the future look like?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2021%2F07%2FUntitled-design-1-5.jpg&amp;signature=250f1106c1234a8fb0f5f7d6c5a53b13\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/jun\/16\/uk-talks-build-battery-gigafactories-electric-cars-lg-samsung-government\">Gigafactories<\/a>\u201d could one day be churning out millions of electric vehicle batteries in the UK. The government has already committed the country to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/nov\/17\/boris-johnson-announces-10-point-green-plan-with-250000-jobs\">a ban<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>on selling new petrol- and diesel-engined cars by 2030, so it seems that electric vehicles (or EVs, as they\u2019re often abbreviated) are likely to replace much of today\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The carmaker Nissan has promised to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/jul\/01\/nissan-sets-out-plans-for-1bn-electric-car-hub-in-sunderland\">beef up EV production<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>at its Sunderland plant in north-east England, while its industrial partner is set to<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-57666008\">build an electric battery plant<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>nearby. Meanwhile, in Cheshire, Vauxhall\u2019s owner Stellantis has announced it will invest \u00a3100 million (US$139 million) into building electric vans and cars at its<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/jul\/06\/vauxhall-owner-to-invest-100m-to-build-electric-vehicles-at-ellesmere-port\">Ellesmere Port plant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What will all these batteries look like? Most EVs today use lithium ion batteries, but these have a number of limitations. Luckily, scientists and engineers are exploring a number of ways to overcome these challenges that could help give the drive to convert cars to electricity a boost.<\/p>\n<p>Lithium-ion batteries were<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/338767\/the-man-who-brought-us-the-lithium-ion-battery-at-57-has-an-idea-for-a-new-one-at-92\/#:%7E:text=In%201991%2C%20Sony%20combined%20Goodenough's,%E2%80%94hand%2Dheld%20video%20cameras.\">first marketed by Sony<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>in 1991 and have come to be the most prevalent rechargeable battery in vehicles, just as they are in mobile phones and laptops. They are more efficient and have longer lifetimes \u2013 between 15 and 20 years, about three times that of a traditional lead-acid battery. Crucially, lithium-ion batteries store more energy and are also much lighter, meaning a vehicle equipped with one uses less energy to move.<\/p>\n<p><span>The batteries generate energy by moving charged particles called ions backwards and forwards between two electrodes. When the battery is charged, lithium ions pass from a metal oxide compound electrode to a graphite electrode. When the battery is discharged to\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/articles\/how-does-lithium-ion-battery-work;%20%20https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.jchemed.0c00282\">power the car<\/a><span>, the lithium ions go the other way, causing electrons to flow in the connected electrical circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_future_of_EV_batteries\"><\/span>The future of EV batteries<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to make lithium-ion batteries cheaper, scientists at Pennsylvania State University in the US are looking at lithium iron phosphate batteries, which use different electrode elements. This battery model is much cheaper and safer than the widely used lithium nickel <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manga<\/a>nese cobalt oxide batteries, and has the potential to power a car<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2021\/01\/210118113126.htm\">250 miles<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>on as little as ten minutes\u2019 charge.<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety around the range fully charged EVs can cover is also driving carmakers to develop<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/faraday.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Faraday-Insights-5_Updated.pdf\">batteries<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>which use a solid component that separates the electrodes, rather than a liquid one. These are safer and can power EVs further than 300 miles on a single charge.<\/p>\n<p>But lithium batteries have a problem. Lithium is a<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/startswithabang\/2019\/11\/14\/this-is-why-three-of-the-lightest-elements-are-so-cosmically-rare\/\">relatively rare<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>element on Earth compared with most minerals in common use. As demand for batteries increases, the price of lithium will<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/platts\/en\/market-insights\/latest-news\/metals\/021121-china-battery-metals-outlook-2021-lithium-prices-to-rise-on-strong-ev-sales\">increase sharply<\/a>. This has prompted geologists to search for new sources of lithium worldwide, often with their own high costs. For example, the extraction of lithium from salt flats in Chile consumes lots of water, which is<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2021\/jun\/14\/electric-cost-lithium-mining-decarbonasation-salt-flats-chile\">in short supply there<\/a>. Cobalt is also scarce compared with similar metals like iron, and ores are concentrated in the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2021\/05\/31\/the-dark-side-of-congos-cobalt-rush\">politically unstable Congo<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>region of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>One solution may be to get more use out of what we already have. With more than<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/reports\/global-ev-outlook-2018\">a million electric cars<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>sold worldwide in 2017, a number increasing rapidly, scientists are studying how to recycle lithium on a massive scale. Some are considering whether<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/bacteria-can-recover-precious-metals-from-electric-vehicle-batteries-heres-how-162623\">bacteria<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>could help them achieve this.<\/p>\n<p>In future, it will be important to design batteries that can be easily disassembled, to reuse the metals they contain. Lithium is also<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-019-1682-5\">a very reactive metal<\/a>, presenting challenges for people tasked with handling it.<\/p>\n<p>There are also potential alternatives to lithium. For example,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faraday.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Faraday_Insights_11_FINAL.pdf\">sodium-ion batteries<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>are gathering interest from EV manufacturers due to their lower cost. They work similarly to lithium-ion batteries but sodium is heavier and stores less energy.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhat further into the future are multivalent batteries, where the ion that moves between electrodes has a greater charge than lithium and so delivers more than one electron each to the circuit. There are substantial challenges for scientists to overcome with these batteries, but they could potentially deliver even<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fchem.2019.00079\/full\">higher energy storage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Building enough electric cars at a price that will make them cheaper than fossil fuelled alternatives is<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-54977010\">a major challenge<\/a>. At the fore of battery research, scientists are working to solve this problem and revolutionise how we <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article by<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/simon-cotton-97965\">Simon Cotton<\/a>,\u00a0<span>Senior Lecturer in Chemistry,\u00a0<\/span>University of Birmingham, and\u00a0<span><span class=\"fn author-name\" itemprop=\"name\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/profiles\/peter-raymond-slater-1249679\">Peter Raymond Slater<\/a>, Professor of Materials Chemistry,\u00a0University of Birmingham, is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>republished from<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/\">The Conversation<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>under a Creative Commons license. 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