$130,000+ without solid-state batteries.
Posted on 11/15/2017 6:00:50 AM PST by jjotto
Solid-state batteries represent the holy grail for automakers as they promise a driving range for electric cars comparable to internal combustion models, along with charging that could end up quicker than the time it takes to fill a gas tank.
Revived electric car company Fisker has now revealed that it’s filed patents for solid-state battery technology that could enable a range of 500 miles and a charging time of just one minute.
The key are three-dimensional electrodes that have 25 times more surface area than flat thin-film solid-state electrodes, along with high electronic and ionic conductivities. According to Green Car Congress, this is what enables the quick charging.
The high range is made possible because of the extra density of solid-state batteries compared to the current lithium-ion batteries favored by car companies. Specifically, Fisker’s design is claimed to have around 2.5 times the energy density of current battery technology.
Solid-state batteries are already used in some small devices but building them on the scale that automotive production requires isn’t possible yet. The batteries also suffer from low rate capability and poor performance in cold temperatures.
However, Fisker’s vice president of battery systems, Fabio Albano, says the company is working to address these issues.
“We are addressing all of the hurdles that solid-state batteries have encountered on the path to commercialization, such as performance in cold temperatures; the use of low cost and scalable manufacturing methods; and the ability to form bulk solid-state electrodes with significant thickness and high active material loadings,” he said in statement.
Fisker has made a lot of promises in the past. For example, it previously said it would launch cars with graphene batteries. While we remain skeptical, there are rumors Fisker has on its development team one of the key people behind Sakti3, the solid-state battery startup sold to Dyson in 2015. Dyson only in September said it was working on an electric car of its own.
Fisker plans to present the technology next January at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show and hopes to have it in production by 2023. Toyota is another automaker thought to be close to readying automotive-grade solid-state batteries.
Fisker will also use the 2018 CES to present the production version of its EMotion electric sedan. The car will use lithium-ion batteries sourced from LG Chem when it arrives on the market in 2019. These batteries will still offer a generous range of up to 400 miles. According to Fisker, you’ll also be able to add around 127 miles of range in just nine minutes.
...Solid-state batteries are already used in some small devices but building them on the scale that automotive production requires isn’t possible yet.
The batteries also suffer from low rate capability and poor performance in cold temperatures...
$130,000+ without solid-state batteries.
I wonder how much coal will have the be burned to recharge one of these.
Which means that battery-powered cars would work better in more places if the temperature of the planet was warmer...
I=P/E. It’s the law
if the temperature of the planet was warmer...
MIllions, gazillions of new fertile crop producing acres too !!
Who’s going to have the available power to charge an electric car’s battery in 1 minute?
We should vote to change that law.
Libs would in a heart beat.
By my back of the envelope math a full up nuke plant could do about 300 cars at once.
Indeed, the thin power lines leading to houses will glow so brightly you won’t need street lights.
Seriously, the grid would have to be restructured at the street level, and we would have to put many new power plants online to cover the tremendous power spike at sundown when the commuters get home.
I’ll believe it, when I see it...
I have nothing against battery powered cars, but until they meet or exceed combustions general performace.... 300-500 range with 10 minute or less charge, they are niche toy/commuter vehicle... based on the noted exceptions in the article...Poor cold weather performance and the fact they can’t build them in scale for autos yet... makes this another pie in the sky promise, without a practical application,
I don’t care, what I want is one in a snowmobile so that I can have a really quite ride thru the woods of Maine
Easier to sneak up on a bear, elk or deer. :-)
AWESOME!..............if true..........................
Repeal the law!..................
With this technology, you could have a real quiet ride thru the downtown of NYC......................
“Who’s going to have the available power to charge an electric car’s battery in 1 minute?”
Just like with the idea of flying cars, one isn’t a problem. Its when you have hundreds trying to charge at the same time the problems start.
Are there any tranny batteries where you can choose...
Silly rabbit Fiskers are for the elite ruling class. You will be walking, riding your bike or taking mass transit when you are allowed to travel. And since you won’t have dependable lights, heat, A/C, or any cool electronic devices there will not be any need for large electricity production. A few dirty fossil fuel generators in the elite green zone will be all that is necessary to supply the ruling class with their comforts.
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