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Long In Development, Toshiba 'SCiB' Battery Debuts

Posted by kdawson on from the could-be-the-one dept.

relliker notes Toshiba's announcement of the SCiB, a battery we have been following for years. (As usual, use NoScript to avoid the incredibly annoying timed begging popup on Gizmag's site.) Here is Toshiba's SCiB site. The battery's specs claim 6,000+ charge/deep-discharge cycles with minor capacity loss, safe rapid charging to 90% in 5 minutes, and enhanced safety regarding overheating or shorting out. It could make its way into electric vehicles before long.

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  1. SCIB by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Informative

    SCIB = Super Charge Ion Battery

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-titanate_battery

  2. Re:Erm... by kiwijapan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Toyota? Or Toshiba?

    Toshiba, as in TFA. The title is just wishful thinking to get this in the Prius.
    Seriously, one of the main issues (other than price) keeping people from buying electric or hybrid vehicles is the time it takes to recharge, which doesn't make them a viable option for long (read: hundreds of kilometres in one go) trips.

  3. Toshiba by relliker · · Score: 5, Informative

    My original post's title did not have the company name in it :)

  4. Re:Question on power output by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You confused power density and energy density. A cap may be 1000-10000 w/kg but that's energy density. It looks like these things are like caps in the sense that they can charge/discharge FAST compared to everything else. How much energy you get from it is a different matter.

    A 9V battery is the same energy as several rounds of 9mm pistol shots, but it should be immediately obvious that 9V batteries aren't able to dump that energy as FAST as a 9mm...