Tech Talk

December 2022

The sodium-sulphur battery has four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

Cheap Battery has Four Times the Capacity of Lithium-Ion

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

There has been a lot of research done on molten-salt batteries in recent times. The technology has a very high energy density and can often be cheaper to produce than other technologies. They are also less toxic than the Li-ion batteries that we often use now for energy storage. The low cost aspect

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Date:

12/27/2022

Lithium-ion batteries in today's electric vehicles don’t deliver the necessary performance and durability at a reasonable price.

Long-Life Electrode Material for Solid-State Batteries

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

Solid-state batteries (SSBs) look as if they will win the battle to become the technology that replaces the lithium-ion batteries we currently use, especially in applications such as electric vehicles. They have all the positive attributes of Li-ion batteries, but their solid electrolyte is safer and

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Date:

12/20/2022

StoreDot’s extreme fast charging (XFC) batteries for EVs have been successfully validated by an independent battery lab

EV Batteries Deliver 100 Miles Range in 5 Minutes Charging

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

A lot of the content in this column concerns batteries. The reason for that coverage is that more advanced batteries are essential to the progress of many technologies, especially those that will cut our dependence on carbon-based energy. Any entity that can make batteries charge faster, hold more ener

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Date:

12/13/2022

Chris Beeson, Group Senior VP for Electronics, RS Group

Market Convergence is Key to Future Success for RS

Ally Winning, European Editor, PSD

The electronics industry is one that never stands still. New products are launched on a daily basis to provide new features, better performance, smaller form factors and lower power usage. On a higher level, the industry also changes, albeit at a slower pace. For the last 30 years, we have been outsourc

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Date:

12/06/2022