rechargable battery Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:44:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 MIT’s New Lithium-Ion Battery Could Be The Future of Electric Cars https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mits-new-lithium-ion-battery-future-electric-cars-20160819/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mits-new-lithium-ion-battery-future-electric-cars-20160819/#respond Fri, 19 Aug 2016 19:44:44 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60446 Qichao Hu, the CEO at MIT’s SolidEnergy Systems, invented a lithium-ion battery that will last twice as long but smaller by half. This battery is a big deal in that it uses lithium-metal foil as the anode material, as opposed to the standard graphite, carbon, or silicone, and can be used in things like wearables, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mits-new-lithium-ion-battery-future-electric-cars-20160819/feed/ 0 60446 Beyond Paper – “Send me your ‘breakthrough’ rechargeable battery cell,” says Elon Musk https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beyond-paper-send-breakthrough-rechargeable-battery-cell-says-elon-musk-20141205/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/beyond-paper-send-breakthrough-rechargeable-battery-cell-says-elon-musk-20141205/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:53:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=50476 Rechargeable battery technology is everywhere around us, from smartphones to smart buildings, and everyone is constantly on the watch for “the next big thing,” to which Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says, “send me a sample.” We really should have a section dedicated to “the next big thing” in rechargeable battery technology, and it would […]

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