{"id":16331,"date":"2021-05-10T11:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/ev-batteries-will-change-in-the-future-more-efficient-lighter-greener\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:01:45","slug":"ev-batteries-will-change-in-the-future-more-efficient-lighter-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/en\/ev-batteries-will-change-in-the-future-more-efficient-lighter-greener\/","title":{"rendered":"EV batteries will change in the future: more efficient, lighter, greener"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16331\" class=\"elementor elementor-16331 elementor-3425\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3810c837 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3810c837\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf30cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf30cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EV batteries will change in the future: more efficient, lighter, greener<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714cd58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"714cd58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24376\" alt=\"Elektromobilio baterija\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Dizainas-be-pavadinimo-3.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e9e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65e9e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>European countries are planning to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol cars in the future. This policy decision affects the production process of electric vehicles, as EV batteries and their technology are already being developed by carmakers. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The UK plans to remove new polluting vehicles from the market from 2030, reports news portal <em>Autoexpress.co.uk<\/em>. Although the sale of new internal combustion engine cars will stop in the UK from 2030, dealers in used fuel vehicles will not be affected.   <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This future environmental policy (which bans the sale of new polluting vehicles) encourages carmakers to develop affordable, practical, attractive <a href=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/en\/electric-car-named-lithuanian-car-of-the-year-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electric<\/a> vehicles (EVs). &#8211; <em>electric vehicle, abbreviated EV<\/em>). So how will EV battery design and capabilities change?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb8b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9bb8b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe16ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfe16ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing more efficient and safer batteries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6658cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6658cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b9f3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2b9f3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main component of EVs &#8211; the batteries &#8211; is improving rapidly: over the last years, the range has increased and the EV itself needs less charging. While it is now common for an EV to cover more than 200 km on a single charge, the latest version of <em>the Tesla Model S<\/em> can cover up to 647 km in a single charge. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc9697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9bc9697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909f867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"909f867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2019 m. Innolith AG, a German company, has announced that it will develop a new type of EV battery that can travel 620 miles on a single charge. y. about a thousand kilometres. This production technology, which Innolith AG would adopt as early as 2022, would use inorganic refractory compounds &#8211; electrolytes. This would reduce the risk of the electric car catching fire compared to the flammable organic electrolytes currently used in battery production.     <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Researchers developing innovative EV batteries take into account the cost of human and natural resources. The UK&#8217;s Committee on Climate Change warns that if EVs were to replace 31.5 million polluting cars in the UK by 2050, the process would require twice as much cobalt as the world currently consumes per year.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3b9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b3b9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae7919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae7919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carmakers promise to phase out cobalt<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b13559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b13559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123e3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"123e3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around two-thirds (60%) of the world&#8217;s cobalt is supplied by the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the most politically unstable countries. Between 20% and 40% of this cobalt is extracted from non-mechanised mines. The metal is mined by hand, the market often exploits children, and working conditions are largely unregulated.   <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Electric car manufacturers have set themselves the target of reducing the cobalt content of their products. Elon Musk, for example, has pledged to completely remove cobalt from the batteries of the next generation of Tesla models. Ethical material suppliers that ensure respect for human rights in the production chain are becoming a priority for carmakers.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2937e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2937e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b0cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81b0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seeking substitutes for lithium metal<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eeab7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0eeab7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1594e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1594e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lithium-Metal-1024x459-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24378\" alt=\"Metalo litis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lithium-Metal-1024x459-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lithium-Metal-1024x459-1-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lithium-Metal-1024x459-1-768x344.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Lithium-Metal-1024x459-1-850x381.jpeg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lithium metal (Photo courtesy: lithium.org)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2012f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2012f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68763f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68763f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another component of EV batteries, the metal lithium, is a matter of considerable debate. This chemical can cause side reactions if there are deviations in the extraction process. In this case, toxic chemicals can leak out, destroying wildlife habitats.  <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>EV manufacturers are finding a way to reduce the use of chemical cells by recycling batteries, giving them a &#8220;second life&#8221;. &#8220;Honda collects used lithium or nickel hybrid batteries from 22 countries. After recycling, these batteries are used, for example, to store household electricity.  <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>While Mercedes-Benz is looking at ways to move away from lithium metal in EV batteries, the process may take some time. However, the company intends to use silicon anodes instead of carbon. This material substitution would reduce CO\u2082 emissions during battery recycling and increase the EV&#8217;s single-charge capacity by around 20%.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445ca51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"445ca51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9483a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9483a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lighter, more efficient, even compostable batteries in the future<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75668d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c75668d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b85c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9b85c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24380\" alt=\"EV-Battery-Recycling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/EV-Battery-Recycling-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">EV battery production (Photo courtesy: generalkinematics.com)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68189f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"68189f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807259b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"807259b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next step towards improving the EV battery is particulate technology. Liquid electrolytes will replace the liquid electrolytes currently used, thus reducing the mass of the battery. The battery is also expected to increase its performance by around 35%.  <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In addition, the use of lithium and sulphur in battery production should increase battery efficiency and reduce mass. Such batteries are projected to be available in the early 2030s. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In the future, we should see batteries that are fully compostable. This would not only be a major environmental breakthrough, but would also speed up the charging process. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Thus, the components of the EV battery are expected to change substantially in the near future. Researchers are looking for ways to increase the range per charge, to make EV batteries lighter and to reduce the risk of EVs catching fire. Eliminating certain chemical elements in battery production &#8211; cobalt or lithium &#8211; would eliminate phenomena such as worker exploitation and chemical spills. The major car companies are showing awareness in their efforts to produce EV batteries in an ethical way.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0315ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0315ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European countries are planning to ban the sale of new diesel and petrol cars in the future. 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