bagwell

Electric car maker Fisker has just announced a new patent on better batteries.

The new patent is for a solid-state battery technology. The new type of battery promises more energy density than lithium-ion cells, as well as better cold temperature operation and the ability to charge much more quickly.

Fisker says that its own battery will offer two-and-a-half times the energy density of the company’s current battery design, and that would make its car capable of 500 miles range. The company said that the new battery could charge in as little as a minute. That claim is in line with what other solid-state battery pioneers, including Satki3, have said. Satki3 is a solid-state battery company based in Michigan but owned by vacuum company turned potential automaker Dyson.

Solid state batteries offer other advantages to lithium-ion, such as lower cost and a reduced risk of fire or explosion. The construction of the battery offers more surface area for the electrode which is part of why it can better handle cold temperatures and quick charging. Solid-state batteries also avoid issues with delamination of the electrode, and lithium deposits causing reduced battery life. They use a solid electrolyte, instead of the liquid used in conventional batteries.

Fisker is planning to display the new battery at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The battery will share the stage with Fisker’s nearly-ready EMotion electric car, although that model will still use a more conventional battery. Fisker is taking deposits now on the EMotion, which it said will have a 400 mile range.

Fisker isn’t the first to work toward a solid-state battery pack. Toyota has also said that it has a solid-state battery that is expected to hit production in an electric vehicle by the early to mid 2020s.

http://www.hybridcars.com/fisker-ann...kly_newsletter

Vladi

Fisker announces the pitch to grab some investors dollars

You can do the same thing as Fisker, apply for some scifi patent, wait for few years until it clears and then go and get that money

Hoovey689

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Sounds cool (like always), can they deliver is the real question.

peteharvey

At least now we know why TMC has NOT really made a big move into PHEV's in all these years - because they are investing into Solid State Batteries for a 2022 release.

http://www.hybridcars.com/toyota-to-...todays-teslas/

mmarshall

Interesting........so Fisker is back in business again. They filed Chapter 11 three or four years ago....guess they have managed to get their act together since then.

bagwell

MM - that was Fisker Karma which was bought out by a Chinese company, but Henrik Fisker retained the "Fisker" name which is what this new company is.

mmarshall

Thanks... I had forgotten the Fisker Parma part.