New battery technology on the horizon

[twistedtree]

Originally Posted by draakken

here is one i saw last year, and this might be the breakthrough that makes this chemistry commercially viable.


https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/...cles/100457492


2-5x the storage capacity of lion per unit weight, no mention of the volume difference.

This does sound interesting, and the article is also realistic about time frames. The commercial company that will be developing it projects a working prototype (prototype, not commercial product) in 5-10 years.


All the research that's going into batteries is fantastic and will surely yield improvements, but the time frame from lab discovered to commercial product, let alone the time to product with any measurable market share is much, much longer than most people imagine. It's taken 20-30 years to get Lithium Ion batteries to their present market share.

[Codger2]

Originally Posted by Bob M

If I was on the boat more frequently, golf cart batteries would be OK. AGM is the answer for our use.

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