New battery Type

[tiny_n_terrible]

AUSTIN, Texas — A team of engineers led by 94-year-old John Goodenough, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and co-inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has developed the first all-solid-state battery cells that could lead to safer, faster-charging, longer-lasting rechargeable batteries for handheld mobile devices, electric cars and stationary energy storage.


The glass electrolytes allow for the substitution of low-cost sodium for lithium. Sodium is extracted from seawater that is widely available...

For more info.
http://hn.premii.com/#/article/13778543

 

[amberwolf]

Might be the same as this?
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=57256&start=1200#p1268358

 

[Warren]

Yup. I look forward to hearing Luke discuss this new development. Sounds like you could get decent charge/discharge rates without liquid temperature management. This is necessary for EVs at prices competitive with ICE.