Updated lithium ion battery tech takes range to 1000km
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) is playing a major role in the development of one of the most advanced EV batteries yet. No, it’s not a solid-state battery but one they describe as using ‘quasi-solid electrolyte technology’. It is currently undergoing testing in a Mercedes EQS. The cells are provided by US-based Factorial Energy. Its researchers have overcome two key issues that plagued the original high-capacity lithium batteries. Originally they used metal anodes made from lithium and aluminium instead of the graphite that’s used today....
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