In a significant breakthrough, International Business Machines Corp stated, it has created a battery design that uses materials extracted from seawater and which does not use cobalt, an expensive mineral. IBM stated, it has partnered with the research wing of Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz, and battery manufacturer Sidus, for the commercial development of the new design.…
While automakers are racing to place electric vehicles by 2020, there is also a race to develop smarter, safer and cheaper battery technology that will power them. Honda Motor Co is weighing the idea of developing solid-state batteries for electric vehicles (Evs), with a growing number of automakers looking for ways to power next generation…
The new battery tech is not only eco-friendly, it is more cost effective and offers superior performance too. Even at 94, John B. Goodenough, a professor at the University of Texas, isn’t done with changing the landscape of today’s battery technology. The Austin-based professor who has widely been credited for the invention of lithium-ion batteries…
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