Electric vehicles (“EVs”) represent the next frontier of vehicular travel. Powered by rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs, these vehicles produce zero emissions at the tailpipe, making them the ideal vehicle for a green economy. However, lithium-ion batteries lose their capacity over time, and by the time they hit 80% of their original range, they don’t have enough juice to avail the energy needed to propel an EV. As demand for and adoption of EVs increases, we will most likely see an influx of such used batteries.
According to a new study, these batteries still have plenty of life left in them, even though they can’t be used to run electric vehicles. Using slightly depleted lithium-ion batteries as back-up storage for grid-scale solar farms allows for a useful and relatively profitable second life, the researchers say. The study was carried out by six former and current MIT researchers: Tonio Buonassisi, professor…
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