This New Battery Tech Will Change Electric Cars

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Published 2022-07-16
Many of the reasons people avoid EVs could start vanishing thanks to this technology.

0:00 New EV Battery Tech
0:33 New Kinds of Lithium-Ion Batteries
2:15 Sodium Ion Batteries
3:40 Solid State Batteries
4:28 Solid State Battery Performance
5:16 Solid Power
5:58 Quantumscape
6:50 Should You Wait To Buy an Electric Car
8:03 The EV That Works For You

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All Comments (21)
  • @MNDooD
    Love the EV videos, CNET/Brian. Keep them coming!
  • Excellent points. I shared this video with my EV-procrastinator friends ("need 500 mile range," "must be AWD," etc.) We bought a Kia Niro EV three years ago and just love it (despite only a 275 mile range and FWD). An added bonus - here in Oregon public facilities such as libraries, fair grounds, and public utility districts offer free charging. Why wait!
  • No mention of lithium sulfur? Potentially 4x the energy density of li ion.
  • @Niamato_inc
    The question I am asking myself lately is this;
    If cost wasn’t an issue what chemistry could yield the most power dense ?
  • Glad you made that point at the end. People keep pitching an EV by itself as the only scenario, but many households have two or more cars. If you have a cheap second hand petrol car on standby -- perhaps something of a very different form factor to the EV -- then you can use that other car for the scenarios your electric car doesn't handle well. Something like a cheap Japanese station wagon could work really well.
  • @seanC3i
    As a single person who only keeps one car, I wish there were more range extended electrics. A car that can run on electricity for short journeys and use a generator to keep going on epic road trips would be ... well ... epic. Too bad the only two such cars ever made, the BMW i3 REX and some GM model, are out of production.
  • @Bandrik
    Good to hear that new battery tech is indeed coming. Also, delightfully candid and pragmatic advice. I appreciate that. ^^
  • key words "IN JUST A FEW YEARS" dah we heard those same words "JUST A FEW YEARS AGO"
  • @Iquey
    Adding a ceramic layer to solid state battery packs reminds me of how fancy hair straighteners often incorporate ceramics to distribute heat evenly and prevent hair damage, as well as create ions that help hair stay dry, but not fried, but also not frizz up if there's ambient moisture around.
  • @trwent
    Could there be solid state sodium ion batteries?
  • I guess for now, I’ll just buy a used car that’s efficient. ICE, hybrid, FCEV, or EV. My regular car still runs well, just expensive on gas. However that is cheaper than buying a replacement at this time for me 😅
  • @skinnyway
    it doesnt have to move slowly. you think they didnt already know about silica? please.