US EditionElectric vehicle range anxiety? Researchers develop new battery that could be a cure
- Professor Bilal El-Zahab and his team at Florida International University have achieved a promising breakthrough in battery composition, detailed in a recent science journal paper, focusing on lithium-sulfur batteries.
- Hesitations for electric vehicle purchases exist due to concerns such as range anxiety, which this research aims to address.
- The lithium-sulfur battery could potentially triple an EV's range, possibly increasing it from 300 miles to about 1000 miles, while also costing less to produce than lithium-ion batteries; a 75 kilowatt per hour lithium-sulfur battery is estimated to cost $4,500 compared to $7,500 for a lithium-ion battery.
- Professor El-Zahab stated, "Regulations force us to remove the sulfur from natural gas, so we produce literally mountains of it," indicating a readily available source for the battery's key component, and he also mentioned that they have been working on this solution for at least ten years and that "this battery will definitely last for more time than a typical battery."
- With $4 million in funding from Canada-based Lion Battery Technologies, who plan to commercialize the technology over the next several years, this development could transform the multibillion-dollar EV battery industry by increasing EV adoption and reducing environmental waste through the elimination of replacement batteries, although commercial availability is likely still years away, possibly around 2030 or later.
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Electric vehicle range anxiety? Researchers develop new battery that could be a cure
By Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald They call it range anxiety, the fear that an electric vehicle could run out of juice, say somewhere south of Yeehaw Junction on the way to Disney World with three cranky kids aboard. Such scenarios are one of the big hesitations for many people pondering the purchase of an EV. Research going on at Florida International University could go a long way toward curing that concern. The work is focused on a new type of …
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