In Japan, began to test batteries for new type of electric vehicles

Scientists from Kyoto University, together with Toyota Motor engineers, began testing a prototype battery for next-generation electric vehicles. It is reported by Nikkei Asian Review. The first prototype of the new battery was created under the leadership of Professor Yoshiharu Uchimoto of Kyoto University. The developers expect that the energy intensity of the new fluoride-ion batteries per unit weight will be seven times higher than that of the lithium-ion batteries currently used. It is expected that electric vehicles equipped with such batteries will be able to drive without recharging up to 1000 km. The maximum range of some of the latest Tesla or Nissan Motor electric vehicle models is about 600 km. Experts note that up to ten years can pass from testing the first prototypes to the launch of mass production. Prototypes of lithium-ion batteries were obtained back in 1985, but the commercial use of such batteries began only in 1991. As previously reported by the news agency, in August the head of the company manufacturer of batteries LG Chem Hak Cheol Shin