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Re:Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less th... by 01100011 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @02:17AM (#31735341)
Are there any other reasons to use this battery tech beyond rapid charging time? Does it have more charge cycles than other Li batteries when charged at a more reasonable rate? Is it denser or does it have better discharge characteristics(i.e. lower internal resistance)?
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Re:Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less th... by cogman10 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:06AM (#31735658)
Looks like they used a pretty standard lithium ion chemistry with high silicon anodes.

This is where the industry is currently going with state of the art lithium batteries. They've just been slower about increasing the silicon due to fears of what other tradeoffs will arise.

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Re:Electric vehicle battery capable of 98% charge in less th... by clouddrover on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @06:31AM (#31736939)
It's supposed to have better safety characteristics:

https://www.enovix.com/BrakeFlow/

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