It’s pretty commonly accepted that our current lithium ion battery technology is a huge limiting factor in a number of technological areas from electric vehicles to phones, computers, and beyond. With so many massive corporations and governments that have such a large incentive to improve the technology, why are we still stuck with lithium ion?
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Why do you think we’re stuck with it?
We’ve gone from Nickle Cadmium batteries to Nickle-metal Hydride batteries in the 90s to Lithium ion batteries in the 2000s.
Even within batteries you know as lithium ion there are a bunch of different chemistries. There are 5 common cathode options and 5 common anodes each with benefits towards energy capacity, lifespan, or peak discharge rate
Just because the consumer facing name hasn’t changed doesn’t mean that the actual thing hasn’t gotten better
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