Lithium Batteries for Electric Vehicles: From Economy to Research Strategy

By Ali Eftekhari. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 2019

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Environmental concerns and governmental policies have paved the path for a rapid shift from petrol-powered to electric vehicles (EVs). The prime technological requirement is the advancement of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to satisfy the everyday habits of the society for relinquishing the well-established petrol-powered vehicles. Despite the generously increased research funds to facilitate breakthroughs to the next generation of renewable power sources for EVs, the available strategies of research are not satisfactorily practical. On the other hand, recent reports stressing the scarcity of lithium have raised the concern about a possible lithium deficit or increasing cost. These all have caused a sentiment for moving beyond LIBs. Although the emerging hype is the result of a misconception about the scarcity of lithium, again, there is no practical research strategy to make this breakthrough within the present critical time frame of transition to EVs. This article attempts to answer some common questions....

Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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