LiFePO4 is not a new (as in research) technology (i came across it when looking into eBikes).. It's just lithium ion battery with a lithium iron phosphate cathode. In practice, this means it trades a little power density for a little longer life.
It could be an interesting option for electronics as power draw continues to fall [eg. would be good in a kindle now], but long life over lighter/longer battery life is a hard sell for both consumers (short termist) and manufacturers (reduced planned obselescence).
They claim to have 92Kwh of LiFePO4, in their Concept_one vehicle.92Kwh will be approaching 2000lb just for the batteries. Just looking at the batteries in their rendering, I don't think it is possible to have that much energy in 10 little modules. I could be wrong, but something about the car that doesn't add up right.
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I'm curious to see what will come out of this: http://www.rimac-automobili.com/concept_one/battery-system-9
LiFePO4 is not a new (as in research) technology (i came across it when looking into eBikes).. It's just lithium ion battery with a lithium iron phosphate cathode. In practice, this means it trades a little power density for a little longer life.
It could be an interesting option for electronics as power draw continues to fall [eg. would be good in a kindle now], but long life over lighter/longer battery life is a hard sell for both consumers (short termist) and manufacturers (reduced planned obselescence).
They claim to have 92Kwh of LiFePO4, in their Concept_one vehicle.92Kwh will be approaching 2000lb just for the batteries. Just looking at the batteries in their rendering, I don't think it is possible to have that much energy in 10 little modules. I could be wrong, but something about the car that doesn't add up right.