New EV Battery Types

[Dustydog]

Lithium Iron Sulphate out next year from BYD

Lithium Sulphur out soon from Australia

Are these the same?
BYD say 30% more output
Aus say 50% more.

No idea of price or application or cost. But good to see progress.

 

[JTQ]

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I wonder from reading this if BYD are going the sulphur–iodine crystalline route, but it being invented in 2024 it seems so early days to have ever got that to an adequately developed position.

Certainly reads as an interesting, and IMO a much needed development to move EV batteries to a more viable position, ie better energy weight density, lowering cost and more planet friendly.

 

[Tobes]

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I wonder from reading this if BYD are going the sulphur–iodine crystalline route, but it being invented in 2024 it seems so early days to have ever got that to an adequately developed position.

Certainly reads as an interesting, and IMO a much needed development to move EV batteries to a more viable position, ie better energy weight density, lowering cost and more planet friendly.

Agree on all, but more planet friendly than what? Than they are or than the alternative?

 

[Dustydog]

Agree on all, but more planet friendly than what? Than they are or than the alternative?

You’ve taken me to the next dimension Tobes! It never crossed my mind that different EV batteries could be less planet friendly😜

 

[JTQ]

Agree on all, but more planet friendly than what? Than they are or than the alternative?

Where "we" are.
On just the claimed higher power density this brings the potential for a whole host of planet benefits spinning out of the lower mass of "stuff".
The raw material to be mined, for the batteries, the vehicle's structural requirements, tyre scantlings, plus all the logistic needs related to shifting and processing less stuff.
Along with the lighter vehicles [like for like] less trye wear, less plastic pollution from tyre wear, less demands to knock down and rebuild multistory car parks as EV masses move nearer in weight to the present ICE vehicles.

Here I am assuming the above are not off set by challenges in "gleaning" sulphur and iodine based raw material, but both are available respectively from volcanic activities, and the sea. And also assuming the demands on any needed trace elements will not become an additional issue.
On the face of it the planet could well benefit, though cheaper EV vehicles might in itself have more of the world's population into vehicle ownership!