
EV Batteries With Higher Silicon Content Are Coming: GM Exec
Last year, Taiwanese battery start-up ProLogium announced at the Paris Motor Show that its 100% silicon composite anode helped it achieve an energy density of 321 watt-hours per kilogram.
Last year, Taiwanese battery start-up ProLogium announced at the Paris Motor Show that its 100% silicon composite anode helped it achieve an energy density of 321 watt-hours per kilogram.
If the roadblocks around solid-state batteries are cleared, that could unlock a new level of range and charging performance to make the EV ownership experience as convenient as owning a gas car.
Keep in mind, while the M12 (12-volt) batteries do offer a bit less power than the M18 line of Milwaukee tools, they'll still provide around 275 in-lbs of torque to both the drill and the impact driver.
Meet Renske Cox and Maarten van Pel, a Dutch couple who decided it would be a good idea to go for a 24,000-mile drive from the Netherlands to South Africa and back with a 2021 Skoda Enyaq EV that took on the role of a car, hotel, shower cabin, kitchen and everything else needed for a trip that took no less than a year.