New Battery Tech From Japan Could Supercharge EVs

joe5 writes "Many experts suggest that battery technology is really the key to the future of transportation. Its certainly the key to unlocking Tesla for even further growth. Today, a Japanese startup called Power Japan Plus unveiled a new battery chemistry that could significantly improve transportation batteries. In testing, the recycle-able cell has completed more than 3,000 charge/discharge cycles with virtually no performance degradation, meaning that it could conceivably last the lifetime of a car. They company won't yet provide too many details due to pending patents, and won't even say who its first customer is — but the chemistry requires 'specific and proprietary changes to the nanostructure of the carbon crystals.'"

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Let me know when it gets to production (if ever)

[Spoke]

PR like this claiming the next breakthrough in batteries has been coming out for years, but what actually makes it to production are basically minor tweaks to existing chemistry.

Inevitably what happens is something keeps the technology from being mass produced, or is too expensive, or simply does not function as advertised.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not holding my breath.

Re:Eh, like the article says

[Mr D from 63]

"Might" and "Could" seem to be very common words in battery development headlines.