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There’s so much going on in the batteries, vehicles, and electricity production space these days, I decided to make a blog to keep track of all the stories that catch my eye.
Advances in battery technology is what’s driving advances in these other technologies. High energy density Li-po batteries made quadcopters possible, and Li-ion batteries have made it possible for companies like Tesla to produce cars that are competitive with ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars. Now there are even a few small electric aircraft in production.
In a matter of a few years there will be batteries with two to four times the energy density of the most popular batteries today. When that happens, light electric aircraft will be able to travel as far as light ICE aircraft, and larger, faster aircraft will be possible.
Electric cars will be able to go over 1,000 miles on a single charge, or of course have smaller, lighter batteries and only go 500 miles.
Quadcopters will be able to remain in the air for an hour instead of 15 minutes.
And then there are batteries that are more likely to be ground-based, like flow batteries for massive, long-lived energy storage, and batteries using sodium in place of lithium. These types of batteries are less energy dense, but they’re much cheaper than the equivalent lithium-based designs. These will make a massive grid powered by variable energy like wind and solar to be more reliable and stable than our current system.