Tesla May Have Discovered A Solution To Prolonging EV Battery Life
Researchers at Tesla have developed a new design for electric vehicle batteries that could last up to 100 years before needing to be replaced. The battery is one of the most critical parts of an electric vehicle and one that could potentially make or break any EV in the market. Battery technology in EVs are even more relevant recently, thanks to the spike in lithium prices over the past year. While Teslas and other electric vehicles initially used NCA and NCM batteries, LFP batteries are becoming increasingly popular of late, thanks mainly due to their cost advantages over other technologies.
Tesla has been investing massively in research on new battery technology to give it an edge over its competitors. To that end, the company in 2020 announced a so-called 'million-mile battery' that is said to be capable of lasting for at least one million miles before it can't hold enough charge to power a vehicle anymore. This would eliminate one of the big negatives associated with electric cars — the concern that the battery will die within a few thousand miles and need a costly replacement.
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The latest research was conducted by Tesla's Advanced Battery Research division in partnership with Dalhousie University in Canada and was published in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society. As per the paper, researchers have come up with a new nickel-based battery technology with a far longer shelf-life than the batteries currently used in electric vehicles. The researchers claim that the new type of batteries can overcome some of the limitations of LFP or Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, enabling them to last up to 100 years under certain conditions.
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