| Glass battery patent for EVs filed by co-founder of Li-ion battery
John Goodenough, the part winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for co-inventing the revolutionary lithium-ion battery has now filed a new patent for glass battery which he claims can help in overcoming the price barrier associated with EVs.  Image source: Nobel Media. Photo: A. Mahmoud Quote:
The patent stated, “Rechargeable batteries containing a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid electrolyte described herein can provide a safe, low-cost stationary battery capable of storing a large amount of electrical energy for feeding the grid or charging the battery or capacitor of an electric vehicle since the temperature range of operation of a stationary battery can be kept small through all seasons at little cost.”
It further added, “The small activation energy for alkali-ion transport in the electrolyte can also make feasible an electric vehicle powered by a portable rechargeable battery that operates in a wide range of ambient temperatures.”
Talking about the technology, Goodenough claims that the glass battery could finally break through the price barrier that is hindering the uptake of electric cars, the report added.
“That is, to get an electric car that will be competitive in cost and convenience with the internal combustion engine.”
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10th April 2020, 15:13
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