HONDA BUILDS A BETTER BATTERY

Honda says it has just completed development of a new type of high-density battery that uses a fluoride ion instead of a traditional lithium ion, resulting in almost 10 times more energy retention.

The news release from Honda indicates the newly developed FIB, engineered in a joint effort between Honda and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, can operate at a much lower temperature than previous FIBs.

The low atomic weight of fluoride also means the density of the batteries is increased, resulting in the ability to store much more energy.

“Fluoride-ion batteries offer a promising new battery chemistry with up to 10 times more energy density than currently available lithium batteries,” said Dr. Christopher Brooks, chief scientist at the Honda Research Institute, and a co-author of the paper outlining the development. Driving.ca