27/10/2020
SK Innovation has announced new battery cells that will enable electric cars to cover a distance of 500 miles or 800 kilometres with two 10-minute quick charge stops. In addition, a cathode with a higher nickel content is expected to go into series production shortly.
The new cells, for which SKI gives little information about the chemistry, are to be fully developed by the first half of 2021 at the latest. According to the company, they will “be able to play an important role in the spread of electric vehicles”. The announcement, which was made at the InterBattery battery conference sponsored by the South Korean government, merely stated that the new cells are designed for more than 1,000 charge cycles and are to have higher energy densities.
SK Innovation has announced new battery cells that will enable electric cars to cover a distance of 500 miles or 800 kilometres with two 10-minute quick charge stops. In addition, a cathode with a higher nickel content is expected to go into series production shortly. The new cells, for which SKI gi...