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Batteries heavy, cumbersome, boring. Carbon fibre light, sexy, futuristic. Now science has kind of combined the two and found that the material is capable of storing electricity. Research by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has shown carbon fibre can work as battery electrodes and store energy directly, meaning it can become part of the energy system and reduce the need for big batteries. Or put simply LESS HEAVY MORE SPEED. Tests found that fibres with smaller crystals but less stiffness had a better ability to operate as electrodes in a lithium-ion battery. Fibres that were slightly stiffer than steel worked much better than those twice as rigid as steel.
Date written: 19 Oct 2018
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ID: 13756
Batteries heavy, cumbersome, boring. Carbon fibre light, sexy, futuristic. Now science has kind of combined the two and found that the material is capable of storing electricity. Research by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden has shown carbon fibre can work as battery electrodes and store energy directly, meaning it can become part of the energy system and reduce the need for big batteries. Or put simply LESS HEAVY MORE SPEED. Tests found that fibres with smaller crystals but less stiffness had a better ability to operate as electrodes in a lithium-ion battery. Fibres that were slightly stiffer than steel worked much better than those twice as rigid as steel.
Date written: 19 Oct 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13756
