{"id":1141863,"date":"2019-10-03T08:15:02","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1003423"},"modified":"2019-10-03T08:15:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:15:02","slug":"researchers-in-canada-develop-million-mile-lithium-ion-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1141863","title":{"rendered":"Researchers in Canada develop million-mile lithium-ion battery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of scientists led by Jeff Dahn, a professor at Canada&#8217;s Dalhousie University and a research partner with Tesla, published a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"paper (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/jes.ecsdl.org\/content\/166\/13\/A3031\" >paper<\/a> in the <em>Journal of The Electrochemical Society <\/em>where they present the concept of a new battery able to power an electric vehicle for over one million miles.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The battery, thus, could make Tesla&#8217;s robot taxis and long-haul electric trucks viable. It is also expected to last at least two decades in grid energy storage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The battery is expected to last at least two decades in grid energy storage<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The power cell uses a nickel-rich alloy for its cathode. The alloy contains 50% nickel, 20% cobalt, and 30% manganese and it is considered to be very stable.<\/p>\n<p>The cells&#8217; ratio of energy storage ability to weight is 20% higher than that of the cathodes used in lithium-ion batteries used in electronic devices. <\/p>\n<p>According to the researchers -who have been working on the model for over three years- their product should serve as a benchmark for academics and companies developing advanced lithium-ion cell chemistries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These results are far superior to those that have been used by researchers modelling cell failure mechanisms and as such, these results are more representative of modern Li-ion cells and should be adopted by modellers,&#8221; they wrote in their paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If it reaches commercial production, the battery could make Tesla&#8217;s robot taxis and long-haul electric trucks 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