Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2019

In 2016, millions of electronic devices had to be recalled after a battery fault caused units to overheat and explode. Specifically, the success of urban air mobility and hybrid-electric future aircraft hinges on the development of high-performance and safe battery technology. One challenge is thermal runaway.

BYD 285

BYD Nickel Cadmium Batteries Battery 285

Cars That Think

JULY 30, 2023

Up to that time, the best rechargeable battery had been nickel cadmium, which put out a maximum of 1.3 While cleaning his desk on the last day of 1982, he found a 1980 technical paper coauthored by Goodenough, Yoshino recalled in his autobiography, Lithium-Ion Batteries Open the Door to the Future, Hidden Stories by the Inventor.

Lithium Ion 86

Lithium Ion Recharge Batteries Battery 86

Cars That Think

AUGUST 31, 2021

Machine encryption was approaching a crossroads; it was starting to become clear that the future belonged to electronic encipherment. The HX-63 includes, in addition to the hand crank, a nickel-cadmium battery to run the rotor circuit and printer if no mains power is available. Nor are Apple Macs safe.

Nickel Cadmium 140

Nickel Cadmium Switzerland All-Electric Connect 140