Electric Vehicles - Long Lasting, the Initial Success of the Goal of Powerful Batteries

Although the number of electric vehicles has increased in many countries, including Germany, there are still problems with the weaknesses of conventional batteries. Researchers in Europe have succeeded in creating a more powerful, safer and more environmentally friendly battery.

The Federal Materials Science and Technology Lab in Switzerland were researching the future of electric batteries. That battery will be able to store more energy, will last longer At the same time it will be more powerful and eco-friendly than the current battery The chemical ratio inside the battery is important in this case.

Any battery has a cathode and anode that is plus and minus pole in most cases the materials are aluminum and copper the cathode of a lithium-ion battery contains layers of oxide and nickel, cobalt and manganese. Graphite is on the anode side sometimes there is a part of the name of separator as a wall through which ions can move

The connection between the two parts will not work Each of the conductive electrolytes in the cell contains a cathode and anode when charging, lithium-ions come out of the cathode layer and run through the separator towards the anode. They are stored in graphite when using a battery; the lithium-ion goes back to the cathode and generates energy Electrons move through contact points

Karsin Batalia and her team are conducting research to make electric batteries more optimized or efficient. One of the main goals is to further reduce the amount of cobalt as a critical raw material Note that in the last 20 years, it has been possible to reduce the ratio of cobalt.

 

There is no pair of critical cobalt in terms of battery life and power. That is why it is very difficult to find an alternative with equal quality by completely eliminating this raw material However, due to some success, there is a glimmer of hope in this industry China has already invested 6 billion in the electric car industry and Europe is far behind in this regard "Europeans, after many years of sleep, have finally noticed this trend," said Carcin Batalia. But we need to understand the knowledge that we, the Fast Followers, have acquired over the years. At the same time, various research initiatives have been launched As a result, ten years from now, we will have a certain leading role in the battery market."

 

The European Battery Alliance is assisting in 70 research projects on batteries Success has already been achieved in the lab environment Researchers are using lighter solid parts instead of conventional liquid electrolytes as lithium conductors. As a result, the battery is becoming much lighter and more secure Lithium-ion batteries are so dangerous because of the liquid "On the one hand, there is the issue of security," said Karsin Batalia On the other hand, we are expecting a faster battery charge Even if the battery gets hotter, it has to be accepted. 'Researchers are working to lead the way in the field of electro-mobility in the future. Not only will battery life increase in a few years, it will become stronger, safer and more environmentally friendly.