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Title: Automotive Li-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Journal Article · · Electrochemical Energy Reviews
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  1. Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada). Dept. of Chemical Engineering; Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada). Waterloo Inst. for Nanotechnology; Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada). Waterloo Inst. for Sustainable Energy
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the most suitable energy storage device for powering electric vehicles (EVs) owing to their attractive properties including high energy efficiency, lack of memory effect, long cycle life, high energy density and high power density. These advantages allow them to be smaller and lighter than other conventional rechargeable batteries such as lead–acid batteries, nickel–cadmium batteries (Ni–Cd) and nickel–metal hydride batteries (Ni–MH). Modern EVs, however, still suffer from performance barriers (range, charging rate, lifetime, etc.) and technological barriers (high cost, safety, reliability, etc.), limiting their widespread adoption. Given these facts, this review sets the extensive market penetration of LIB-powered EVs as an ultimate objective and then discusses recent advances and challenges of electric automobiles, mainly focusing on critical element resources, present and future EV markets, and the cost and performance of LIBs. Finally, novel battery chemistries and technologies including high-energy electrode materials and all-solid-state batteries are also evaluated for their potential capabilities in next-generation long-range EVs.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Ottawa (Canada); Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON (Canada); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1561559
Journal Information:
Electrochemical Energy Reviews, Vol. 2, Issue 1; ISSN 2520-8489
Publisher:
Springer NatureCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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