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05-16-2017, 08:12 AM
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A researcher working for Tesla said this week (http://www.ibtimes.com.au/tesla-model-y-model-3-update-batteries-last-20-years-vehicles-may-be-similar-design-feature-1553038) that the life of electric car batteries could be extended to 20 years of use. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University, based in Nova Scotia, said that battery life—the capability of cells to maintain their energy and power capacity over time—is one of his four critical interrelated research goals. The other three are lower costs, increased energy density and improved safety.
“Doubling the lifetime of the cells was exceeded in round one,” said Dahn in a presentation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The use of an aluminum coating appeared to be helpful in extending the longevity of cells. “We have another four years to go,” said Dahn. “So we’re going to go as far as we can.”
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A researcher working for Tesla said this week (http://www.ibtimes.com.au/tesla-model-y-model-3-update-batteries-last-20-years-vehicles-may-be-similar-design-feature-1553038) that the life of electric car batteries could be extended to 20 years of use. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University, based in Nova Scotia, said that battery life—the capability of cells to maintain their energy and power capacity over time—is one of his four critical interrelated research goals. The other three are lower costs, increased energy density and improved safety.
“Doubling the lifetime of the cells was exceeded in round one,” said Dahn in a presentation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The use of an aluminum coating appeared to be helpful in extending the longevity of cells. “We have another four years to go,” said Dahn. “So we’re going to go as far as we can.”
read more (http://www.plugincars.com/tesla-makes-progress-its-pursuit-battery-breakthrough-132868.html)
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