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How Silicon Anode Batteries Will Bring Better Range To EVs
Lithium-ion battery performance has reached a plateau in recent years, but a breakthrough in battery technology is about to change that. Using silicon instead of graphite, the commonly used material in battery anodes today, enables significantly higher energy density and faster charging. The new tech has attracted the attention of big players such as GM, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Airbus. CNBC spoke with three companies working on silicon anodes — Sila Nanotechnologies, Amprius Technologies and Group14 Technologies, to learn how the new batteries will transform electric vehicles, consumer electronics and more.
Chapters:
00:00 — Introduction
01:54 — Silicon anodes
04:03 — Companies involved
09:04 — What’s next
Produced and Shot by: Andrew Evers
Edited by: Dain Evans
Supervising Producer: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Josh Kalven
Narration Magdalena Petrova
Additional Camera: Katie Brigham
Additional Footage: Amprius Technologies, Getty Images, Group14 Technologies, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Sila Nanotechnologies, WHOOP, AALTO
Correction (4/14/23): Group14 is operating a commercial-scale plant at its Woodinville, Washington headquarters that produces 120 tons of material per year.
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Why The Auto Industry Is Betting On Silicon Anode Batteries
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@kimonalansing2435
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Will they also make EVs not fire hazards anymore
@slipperyeel9206
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
full self driving cars with a robo-taxi service will reduce the demand for cars while still delivering the same amount of people-miles each year. robotaxis, along with battery tech like this, will be a game changer because it could reduce the cost of a taxi service to well below the cost of driving an owned vehicle. it will make cities cleaner, safer, and more efficient. So you won't a hundred millions cars sold in the US each year anymore, you will only need maybe 1 million cars produced each year
@blakespower
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
how complicated will the process be and how much toxic pollution will it create?
@ovalwingnut
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Another "breakthrough"? Wow… what's this, like the 1,100 breakthrough? I can't wait – face palm.
@joshuaherner7315
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
How incredible that all our technological infrastructure for the future of energy and transportation is grossly dependent on nations that buy our debt .
@raimundovicuna
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
An interesting review of silicon anode batteries, but seriously runs short on what´s going on. Theres also a silicion anode battery manufacturer that runs by the name of ENOVIX, and are running into actual production at a larger scale on year 2024. In late 2023 they will be supplying the US ARMY with their batteries, which have been positively tested for military use: a highly demanding application.🙂
@letsgobrandon2523
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Guy argues that if every car made was electric, it would be a 1 trillion dollar market, that means the average battery price per vehicle would be over $50k! And THAT is exactly why it is. Average price would have to approximate average engine/transmission prices, so less than $20k
@letsgobrandon2523
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Don't make a 600m range ev, make a 350 mile range that charges in 5 minutes
@p3878
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Something I learned from grad school: if something is not terribly wrong, it has potential.
@Blueyzachary
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
I remember my highschool chemistry teacher was doing her master’s thesis on something to do with this and when she explained some of the concepts to my table (we were nerds ig), I was in awe. It’s awesome to see how battery technology is improving in ways I never imagined.
@kimmohamalainen3390
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
In the future, capacitors made of recycled material will replace batteries.
@paritoshdoshi3202
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Its not just the fact that silicon offers longer range, but it can be charged withing 10 minutes at higher charging rates without any dendrite formations. This combination is the key. Because apart from the major challenge of sourcing sustainable electricity without damaging grid stability, the other problems that EV faces are small range and long refueling time. By achieving this combinations, silicon batteries can replicate the IC engine vehicle's range and refueling experience. Silicon batteries may not be the only future but they sure are here to stay and grow while benefiting EV industry.
@nftur7049
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
عالی داداش
@EarthCreature.
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
NanoXplore has been all ober this for uears. Their gig factory is being built right now
@bernl178
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
I am very very, very confident that we are going to solve the battery issue. This is like the pioneering years of racing auto racing. Where give these engineers a challenge, and somebody is going to figure out some thing that’s going to beat. I am also very, very confident that battery fires are going to become a thing.
@gkhutch
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Enovix
@deandeann1541
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Mung dele m'bata. Semper ubi sub ubi. Ugga bugga boo.
Tank you for giving timely consideration to this most serious matter.
@lordofsevenrealms
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Do silicon batteries have the same risk of battery fire as lithium batteries ?
@thatsawesome2060
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
What funny is many of battery technology is not new, but already developed and tested long time before, but since almost every industry including battery industry were so protective and afraid to lost profits from reduced demand if the new battery is sk durable, many of this tech were buried in secrecy. But since the push of EV more durable battery is what necessary we just began to rediscover it.
@jamesclerkmaxwell676
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
$Envx
@jr-pl9kj
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
i think borophene is the ultimate material for batteries. perhaps in a dual electrode configuration like dual carbon batteries.
@jb5music
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Just so long as Musk and Republican lithium mining investment shills can keep lithium batteries and not switch to non flammable eco-friendly sodium-ion batteries. (No discontinue investment substance boxes) Oh on Wheels so the rank and file has some excuse to buy it.
@evanriddle1614
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
So, what if you could get better than 50% efficiency out of fuel and have the alternative of using concentrated solar to replace the heat source provided by fuel? What of batteries then?
@rheijm9201
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Dudes and dudettes of the USA network..if ya cannot make a comprehensible, interesting story about mercedes prestige lowering (in fact true, ish) and troubles..why on earth would you even assume ya self smart enough to present truths about baterries? Even 11 yrs old kids know this is a smoke currtain type product. Luring clip makers into saying when on fire just dip the car in a container of water (right. How?) .. one laptop goes a day, another 2 hours..only aa batteries in walkmen in 1992, vi a vannessa huxtable, showed a minor dip in the dontbelieveawordtheysay-image. And as a yank should know, advertising in the sixties photobook showed this stuff already. It ages old, as a concept. Battery is not a product that can be promoted, but even more so it can never be explained by laymen. Cause you have no clue, simple as that. Neither do i, neither do i (only i dont deny taht)
@fdk7014
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Super exciting! A 50% jump in energy density at the same cost or lower would be huge! Then we are getting closer to EVs at sensible prices (and thereby a complete conversion away from fossil fuel cars) and electric flight longer than short jumps.
@FrayAdjacentTX
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
It goes up five ecks. Scale up wun hundred ecks.
I weep for the English language.
@ahmedaliabudorrah4901
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
The question here comes to our mind , how the celcon new batteries will be capable of handling high weather temperature especially one middle east with 50c to 70C temperatures
@elliottbailey2522
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
all this ravaging of natural resources just to only have to abandon the technology due to scarcity of materials.
@mysticalmusicmythology9918
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
So, basically Crystals.
@orlandojam8
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
but there’s always a catch 😂
@jebise1126
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
rofl what a bunch of BS. even 20-40% increase of capacity would not enable heavy cargo electric trucks and no electric aviationn
@lorenzoisUV
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Solution, keep silicon in a lube.
@unknownGOGSatoshi
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Some have tried to take what's mine now everyone will be hit by me globally.
@unknownGOGSatoshi
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Wireless electricity renewable green energy cryptocurrency mining everyone can work on package batteries I will work on cars and every device will be free electricity world wild as I am the main source I will beat everyone I coming and taking everything as
@roosnothanks9281
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
May these be called solid state batteries?
@sidneyboddie9062
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
I hope this China is uniting with Bolivia 90% of the world lithium that mean they will they will surpass the USA and making electric cars which they already have cuz they using sodium batteries.
@puffingtonsmythe8690
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
Just another fossil fuel then!
@yeloduck1314
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
대주전자재료는?
@twalrus1
December 17, 2023 at 12:09 am
When it comes to electric planes, I would pass a regulation that every plane had to carry a separate emergency battery with enough power to safely land at the nearest airport. You never know if a lightning strike could discharge your "tanks".