Transport and Environment has released new solid-state battery research that shows they can have up to 39% fewer emissions.
to current battery chemistries. Since solid-state batteries have a higher energy density, they need less materials to manufacture — about 24% less, on average. Not surprisingly, 24% fewer materials equates to about 24% fewer emissions. No surprise there.Solid-state technology uses solid ceramic material instead of liquid electrolytes to carry electric current, which makes the batteries lighter, faster to charge, and less expensive.
Cecilia Mattea added, “Cleaning up the way we extract and process the raw materials in solid-state batteries will slash their climate impact even further. Improving the methods used in the supply chain will be key. The EU Battery Regulation is an opportunity to ensure that every battery made or sold in Europe is better sourced, has a lower carbon footprint and is recycled at the end of its life.”
Solid-state batteries may require up to 35% more lithium than the current lithium-ion batteries, but far less graphite and cobalt are needed. Members of the European Commission andis calling on lawmakers to ensure the legislation incentivizes the production of batteries with a lower carbon footprint, and increases lithium recycling targets to 70% in 2025 and 90% in 2030. Both are higher than what the EU Commission has proposed.is not universally loved.
There are a lot of people running around shouting about how electric cars are not as “clean” as they claim to be. Groups like
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