Comment Re:Game changer for EV's (Score 1) 298
The article reports a specific energy for the Al cell as 150-160 Wh/kg.
The Tesla NCA cell is reported to have a specific energy of 248 Wh/kg.
“So far there are no temperature problems. Twenty percent of a lithium-ion battery pack (in a vehicle) is to do with cooling them. There is a very high chance that we won’t need that cooling or heating at all,” Nicol claimed. “It does not overheat and it nicely operates below zero so far in testing. “They don’t need circuits for cooling or heating, which currently accounts for about 80kg in a 100kWh pack.”
The Tesla NCA cell is reported to have a specific energy of 248 Wh/kg.
“So far there are no temperature problems. Twenty percent of a lithium-ion battery pack (in a vehicle) is to do with cooling them. There is a very high chance that we won’t need that cooling or heating at all,” Nicol claimed. “It does not overheat and it nicely operates below zero so far in testing. “They don’t need circuits for cooling or heating, which currently accounts for about 80kg in a 100kWh pack.”