What’s the Deal: Lithium-ion Battery vs. Sodium-ion Battery?

On July 29th, 2021, China’s CATL unveiled a lithium-free Sodium-ion Battery, which according to the Company could disrupt the current battery landscape. What does this mean, and, more specifically, what does this mean for the lithium-ion battery? There are two most probable development trajectories: Na-ion battery will eventually ‘replace’ the Li-ion battery or Na-ion battery …

Vehicle to Grid Technology – Fully Harnessing the Power of EVs

Electric vehicles (EVs) have come a long way over the past decade, to the point where they’re now commonly accepted as a viable alternative to traditional combustion vehicles. This change in viability is something that would have been unheard of a decade ago, but now as we start to race through the “roaring twenties,” we …

A Discussion of QuantumScape’s Battery Technology Performance Results

At QuantumScape, we have appreciated the surge in interest in solid-state batteries since we revealed our performance data at our battery showcase. We would like to elaborate on a few aspects of the data we presented at the showcase. Let’s start by reminding readers that QuantumScape’s battery technology is still in the development stage. We …

All-Solid-State Battery Technology: truth to power

Like they say in Texas: dang! No, I am not talking about the power outage or the freezing weather event this time. I am talking about solid-state batteries which yes, may be used in Texas in the near future. Not a day goes by in which we are faced with confusing news about solid-state batteries. …