That's for the cathode material, and it is nanostructured. The rest seems to be standard Li ion battery materials.
It has all the features one can dream of for a Bettery (5mn charge, works down to -30°C, >10 yrs life), except for energy density. From the page you quote: "The current capacity and nominal voltage of the standard module are 4.2Ah and 24V, respectively. Its size is approximately 100 × 300 × 45mm. And it weighs about 2,000g. Consequently, its energy density is about 50.4Wh/kg (74.7Wh/L)." Suitability for an EV: for 50 kWh (minimum required for a non hybrid EV I believe), the mass would be 50000/50.4 =~1000 kg as I worked out before, much too heavy I think, and volume would be 50000/74.7 = 670 L, quite a lot. But I think it's perfect for hybrids, for which 10 kWh must be sufficient (200 kg, 134 L are acceptable figures) Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Blanton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Re: Toshiba Bettery > Lithium Titanate: > > http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20071212/144076/ > > Terry > > On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Charles M. Brown > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What is the SCiB battery made of? >> I think that everyone should know as much about everything as possible. >> Secrecy does not help civilization extend knowledge. People enthusiastic >> about batteries should gravitate towards battery makers. Product users >> should be as knowledgeable as possible about their activity. >> >> Aloha, >> Charlie >> >> >
