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Originally Posted by strat61caster
I've taken tests on the concept, pretty well thought out at this point. Wish the 'answer' was more common, stupid sound bytes controlling the political landscape.
People have been saying that for over 100 years...
But I guess ~300 miles in a modern Li-ion car @ 60+ mph is better than the ~100 miles at <20mph speeds 100 years ago.
I wonder how those 'super capacitors' are coming... |
The business I work for makes Battery powered products. Lead acid, is still some of the most cost effective and reliable for certain applications, like off the grid homes.
All our products use primary lithium batteries. Li-ion has far less density in smaller batteries. Like cr2016 coin cells. Anyway, toyota has put over a billion dollars into research, and I am confident that the step up will happen in our lifetime.
Graphine nano tubes could possibly increase the surface area for the anode and cathode to create higher energy density. We will see.
Vanadium flow batteries are really interesting, though huge. So many different types....
I hope to have the technology trickle down to smaller batteries. would be cool to have a cell phone that lasted a month.
Edit: Man I sound like a insufferable know it all. Sorry, it's just that battery tech is a topic that is directly related to my job and I get really excited. I'll work on toning it down.