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NASA’s graphene battery could overtake lithium in the EV revolution
Have we already found the natural progression beyond lithium EV batteries, even though they’ve yet to replace gas? Possibly is the answer.
Beyond its space-based endeavours, NASA is occupied with furthering humanity as we strive to solve our biggest problems.
In the ultimate goal of avoiding irreversible shifts to our climate, there are many things that need to happen and creating sustainable forms of transport that are also affordable is one such dilemma we must crack.
While our green roadmap currently relies on electric vehicles — largely powered by lithium or cobalt batteries — and advances in biofuels, NASA is working on something more all-encompassing: a revolutionary battery made from graphene called SABERS.
The acronym stands for Solid-state Architecture Batteries for Enhanced Rechargeability & Safety, and involves developing the holy grail of all power units. Supposedly, it could make electric flight possible, and would impact everything from public transportation to our phones and…
