What makes Helena a good battery?

The new cells also sport a lithium metal anode and a nickel-manganese-cobalt cathode. HELENA also noted that its new solid-state battery can cycle at high currents and low temperatures while maintaining a high level of thermal stability, which is significant from a fire safety perspective.

What is Helena EV battery?

HELENA is the somewhat awkward acronym for a broad-based, EU-funded EV battery project titled, “ H alide solid state batteries for E Lectric v E hicles a N d A ircraft.”

What is halide solid state batteries?

Halide solid state batteries for ELectric vEhicles aNd Aircrafts HELENA proposes a disruptive technology to design batteries with an optimized performance at high currents and stable cycling that will allow the adoption of these batteries in electric vehicles and, especially, in airplanes.

Are lithium-ion batteries a good choice for electric vehicles?

Today’s lithium-ion batteries have done a good job of launching electric vehicles into commercial production. However, they are due for an upgrade in terms of all-around performance including range and charging time. One pathway to the next level is replacing the liquid electrolyte in a conventional battery with a solid or quasi-solid electrolyte.

What is solid-state EV battery technology?

CleanTechnica has spilled plenty of ink on solid-state EV battery technology, which represents the next step up from conventional lithium-ion batteries for mobile energy storage (see more solid-state stories here). Today’s lithium-ion batteries have done a good job of launching electric vehicles into commercial production.