Secretly developed aluminum battery exposed, it can be charged in 12 minutes and has a range of 1,200 kilometers. Is there going to be a "reshuffle" in new energy?

As energy issues become increasingly severe, the impact on the traditional automobile industry is even greater. Many traditional fuel car brands are transforming to new energy vehicles, but the battery life issue has always been a "stumbling block" on the road to the popularization of new energy vehicles. Currently, new energy vehicle brands that have received more attention include Tesla Motors, BYD New Energy, Xiaopeng Motors, etc. Commonly used new energy vehicle batteries include lithium iron phosphate batteries, ternary polymer lithium batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, lithium cobalt oxide batteries, and of course BYD's blade batteries are also lithium batteries, etc.

New energy vehicles such as Tesla Model Y, BYD Yuan EV, Chery QQ, etc. use the above types of batteries because these batteries have relatively high energy density, high safety and reliability, long cycle life, and are relatively more environmentally friendly. As for the endurance problem, high energy density can improve endurance, but the longer the endurance, the higher the battery volume requirement, the higher the quality of new energy vehicles, and the endurance will also be affected. Although lithium iron phosphate batteries and ternary polymer lithium batteries have been widely used, there is still a lot of room for improvement in endurance.

Recently, the foreign media Forbes exposed a high-performance rechargeable aluminum-ion battery that Saturnose has secretly developed, and will soon announce the test results. It is planned to be launched next year for use in the new energy vehicle field. We know that the energy density of ordinary lithium batteries is 150~350Wh/kg, while the energy density of aluminum-ion batteries can reach 600Wh/kg. The energy density of CATL's sodium battery, lithium iron phosphate battery, and Tesla's ternary copolymer lithium battery are all about 1/3 of aluminum batteries. If this aluminum battery can appear, it means that the new energy vehicle field will be reshuffled, and the impact on the traditional fuel vehicle industry will be even stronger.

It is understood that although aluminum has a high charge storage capacity, it has also attracted the attention of many new energy vehicle manufacturers. my country also has many high-tech industries and many high-level scientific researchers in major universities have been committed to commercial aluminum-ion batteries, but the effect is minimal. So far, aluminum-ion batteries are only in the theoretical stage. Nature, a top international academic journal, has also elaborated on aluminum-ion batteries, but aluminum-ion batteries are still at a bottleneck stage. If this type of aluminum battery can be developed, it may bring revolutionary breakthroughs to new energy vehicles, mobile phones and other rechargeable electronic devices.

Of course, let's go back to the question just now. It is understood that this aluminum battery, which exists in the concept but has not been commercialized, was developed by an Indian research team with R&D funding provided by Saudi Arabia. The company said that a set of 15 (theoretical value should be 150KW) kilowatt aluminum batteries weighs 565 kilograms, can provide a range of 1,200 kilometers after charging for 12 minutes, and can be charged and discharged 20,000 times, with a lifespan of 15 years.

We do not deny that this theoretical battery has been conquered by the Indian R&D team, but the "Saturnose" company, which has no reputation and has an Indian R&D team, has yet to be certified. Facing this new type of battery, we also hope that it can be conquered by humans and applied to our lives more quickly.