- A battery company says it has made a breakthrough in “ionic conductivity”
- Innovative new electrolyte also performs under extreme cold conditions
- Ultra-fast charging would not require megawatt infrastructure
You probably haven’t heard of 24m Technologies, but it’s okay because all the breakthrough battery technology that eventually works in production is usually developed by some bad lab residents who never receive the recognition they deserve.
However, the company is willing to actively shout about its latest eternalyte electrolyte technology because it claims it has the potential to charge up to four times faster than today’s EV batteries, perform under extreme cold conditions and pave the way for the next gene lithium metal EV batteries offering over 1,000-mile driving.
These are actually bold claims, but 24m Technologies says its top-secret electrolyte recipe (good luck in finding out the exact details) delivers a step change in ionic conductivity-or the speed at which ions flow between the anode and the cathode in a battery pack.
Currently, a number of brands are pushing further with solid battery technology, which effectively achieves a similar result by freeing a battery pack with the liquid electrolytes that can slow down the procedure.
However, the high ionic conductivity and broad working temperature window of 24 ms next genelektrolyte result in a much higher charging speed (up to four times today’s batteries) without the need for an expensive and difficult to install megawatt charging infrastructure.
Tests have also shown that the company’s innovation essentially retains all battery capacity at 0 ° C and more than 80% capacity at -40 ° C, which addresses the central question of EV range that dips in the colder winter months.
The company claims that eternalyte is designed for lithium metal batteries, but also works perfectly for silicon and graphite-based batteries covering most of the electric vehicle battery market today and further ahead.
Battery manufacturers can also integrate the technology into existing manufacturing processes without the need for expensive machines or disruption of supply chains.
Analysis: A future -proofing solution
Without knowing the exact details of Ethergalyte or See it works in Practice-we have to take 24m’s words on the headline that grabs, but it all looks promising.
The company produces solutions for the kind of battery packs that we see in vehicles today, as well as future-proofing of the EV technology we will see arriving in the next ten years.
With an ionic conductivity that is three-to-five times faster than today’s lithium-ion batteries, any consumer technology product equipped with Etharyte technology theoretically charges with much faster rates than we see today, all without the need to drastically change the charging infrastructure.
What’s more, the improved operational window means that EVs suddenly would not see a 25% decrease in battery capacity when ice starts to form on the windshield and the performance could be maintained in the parts of the world suffering from extreme heat.
Car manufacturers are often Cagey about revealing details of their suppliers, but if we suddenly see a quick reduction in EV charging times, improved range and better performance under extreme conditions, we can have 24 m technologies to thank.
