Ultra-Capacitor Battery

One of the biggest factors limiting the widespread adoption of electric vehicles has been battery technology. In general, traditional batteries take too long to charge, they lose charge/recharge capacity too quickly, and the range they support isn’t adequate for long-distance driving. But a new graphene battery aims to address all of these issues.

Ultra-capacitor batteries store energy in an electrical field instead of a chemical electrolyte, so they can charge almost instantly and provide faster cranking. They boast a higher energy density (up to 60 times that of traditional batteries), as well as longer lifetimes of up to 15 years or one million charging cycles. They can also operate over a wider range of temperatures (i.e., -40 degrees to +65 degrees Celsius) without losing efficiency, are maintenance free and contain no materials that would be harmful to the environment. And they can be used in parallel with traditional batteries to combine the long-term energy benefits of conventional battery storage with the high power and quick response time of ultra-capacitor technology.

The new design utilizes “curved graphene,” which improves performance on all levels. In addition to automobiles, ultra-capacitor batteries will be adaptable for industrial, mass transit, and power grid applications to improve quality and better manage power demand.