Israel based battery startup StoreDot has partnered with electric vehicle company Polestar (NASDAQ: PSNY) to develop a rapidly charging silicon based battery.
Yep. Cost is much, much bigger issue than the charging speed. I would argue that the current charging speeds are already fast enough, especially in the 800V architectures.
For 7 passenger and below passenger vehicles I totally agree however the space for hybrid chemistry batteries in ultra long haul EV’s still needs to be built out.
Heavy trucking, and the like along with towing either require more frequent stops or higher speed charging.
This is the kicker. There are a number of great battery technologies out there, but they require materials like platinum or palladium. If you need to power a $250M satellite, that’s an acceptable cost. A $35k car? Not so much…
Breakthrough tech is always being testing. Until it works well and can be scaled at low cost, it doesn’t matter for the mainstream.
Yep. Cost is much, much bigger issue than the charging speed. I would argue that the current charging speeds are already fast enough, especially in the 800V architectures.
For 7 passenger and below passenger vehicles I totally agree however the space for hybrid chemistry batteries in ultra long haul EV’s still needs to be built out.
Heavy trucking, and the like along with towing either require more frequent stops or higher speed charging.
This is the kicker. There are a number of great battery technologies out there, but they require materials like platinum or palladium. If you need to power a $250M satellite, that’s an acceptable cost. A $35k car? Not so much…