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By Shane Lasley
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Win-win solid-state battery discovery

Metal Tech News - November 11, 2022

 

Last updated 12/6/2022 at 2:26pm

Red Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle traveling a California highway near LA.

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A solid-state lithium battery roughly the same size as that in the Tesla Model 3 EV could offer enough range to travel from Los Angeles, California, to Austin, Texas, on a single charge.

Energy-dense, stable ceramic lithium battery electrolyte offers new use for a plentiful rare earth element.

In what could be a win-win discovery for the future of long-range electric vehicles and the rare earths mining sector, engineers at California-based American Elements have invented a ceramic electrolyte material for use in solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries.

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