This will make Sultanist happy: Hitachi Maxell claims new Li-ion battery with 20x

[barbos]

http://www.rootly.com/topics/technology/gadgets/Hitachi_Maxell_claims_new_Liion_battery_with_20x_the_power/
If it is true (which I doubt at the moment) then we are all going electric soon.

I heard before that Fuji was not happy with durability of NiMH and opted for Lithium&manganese for their hybrids, but this is the whole different story, who needs hybrid when it is 20x increase in the capacity.

I just hope they meant the capacity not just "power".

[Vampyroteuthis]

http://www.rootly.com/topics/technology/gadgets/Hitachi_Maxell_claims_new_Liion_battery_with_20x_the_power/
If it is true (which I doubt at the moment) then we are all going electric soon.

I heard before that Fuji was not happy with durability of NiMH and opted for Lithium&manganese for their hybrids, but this is the whole different story, who needs hybrid when it is 20x increase in the capacity.

I just hope they meant the capacity not just "power".


This would make me happy too! Sult can't have all the joy!

[barbos]

I looked a bit more, and it seems they really meant just "power" :(
I suspected in the beginning that 20x capacity increase is not physically possible.

Now it seems that Lithium&manganese is known for its durability and power (they can last for up to a 20 years), this is why Fuji was working on them.

Anyway, it will make hybrid cars cheaper, more efficient and more durable.

BTW: Toyota was working with Fuji, now I understand why Toyota were saying that they are planning significantly reduce manufacturing costs of their next version of their hybrids.

[bleubird]

Better late than never.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7560135
Does anyone know what the price range will be?


bleu

[SwoleMan]

I heard that what they were really speaking of was 20x recharging tolerance, which is a wholly different matter. "20x the energy storage capacity" (you don't store power) is supposed to be a mistranslation of a Japanese article. I can't confirm this, though.