lucy24
msg:4387443 | 1:38 am on Nov 16, 2011 (gmt 0) |
It takes five years for a Chinese factory worker to punch a few million holes in a battery? No protective gear to slow them down, and charge 'em for each lost or damaged pin.
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eelixduppy
msg:4387914 | 3:34 am on Nov 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Perhaps even more interesting is the effect this will have on electric automobiles. Some manufacturers make cars that get upwards of 300 miles/charge (more standard ones looking at around 150 miles/charge). If those numbers could be 1500-3000 miles per charge we are looking at serious impact to the automobile industry.
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andyll
msg:4387966 | 8:33 am on Nov 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Perhaps even more interesting is the effect this will have on electric automobiles. |
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Not to be cynical but the last time there was a big advance on battery technology that could be used in cars the patents ended up being owned by an oil compnay.
Hopefully there will be a better outcome this time.
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g1smd
msg:4387969 | 8:49 am on Nov 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
One thing they'll have to overcome is that with ten times the power inside, the battery becomes more dangerous when a fault condition develops. An exploding Lithium battery as used in a mobile phone can already inflict serious injury. Safety will have to be even better in the future.
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engine
msg:4388161 | 4:42 pm on Nov 17, 2011 (gmt 0) |
That's true about the safety aspect - there's an awful lot of energy stored in existing batteries, and fires have been known to cause problems.
Try not to drop or puncture a Lithium battery or you're asking for trouble.
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