MIT researchers have designed a new lithium-ion battery that could revolutionise the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry.
The newly developed battery could reduce the EV’s reliance on scarce and expensive metals like cobalt. The innovative cathode is based on organic materials, offering a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative for powering EVs.
Cobalt, a key component in most lithium-ion batteries, poses significant financial, environmental, and social challenges. Its extraction often leads to hazardous working conditions and environmental contamination, while the metal’s scarcity and concentration in politically unstable regions contribute to price volatility.
As the demand for EVs grows, the need for cobalt alternatives becomes increasingly urgent.
The new battery material developed by MIT chemists, led by Mircea Dinca, the W.M. Keck Professor of Energy, promises to address these issues. Their study, published in ACS Central…
