Is the Lithium-ion crown slipping?

Can lithium-ion technology ever lose it's crown as the undisputed king of battery energy storage? Well, if it is to happen, it could be one of these contenders that takes the title.

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[malcolmfram]

What a brilliant blog. This is what the Internet was invented for. Information, help, understanding.

[jonathanbard]

"A group of proper grown ups" . They seem to be in short supply these days. Love your channel

[BeekeeperBill]

"Delusional hopium" excellent phrase I will find very useful 😂

[someguydino]

nice delivery of complex subject matter + streamlined compelling graphics= double WIN here!

[thomaskerkhoff]

Thank you for presenting a balanced view of the development of electrification in all its iterations. Keep onward...

[GodmanchesterGoblin]

You've got to love the folks at Fraunhofer - they know so much and present it so well, whatever the subject matter. (I visited them at Erlangen a couple of times around 20 years ago.)

[andycotton]

Nice to see the man behind the YouTube lens, in person at Everything electric north last friday. Great debates and input from the panellists.

[SisGuitarGAS]

Lovely to hear you speak at the Everything electric show at Harrogate this morning Dave! Even my 13 year old that I dragged along found it interesting - well done!

[Yanquetino]

The graph of how the different chemistries stack up is helpful!

[paddylogan]

I was at all 3 days of EE North. I attended a lot of your panels and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a great weekend, thank you.

[Rouleau]

Yes, I've been waiting for a video like this for a while, there are so many different competing battery options that it's hard to tell which is best.

[phillip]

Nice to have a sane, unbiased view on this topic from someone who actuality knows what hes talking about. Like many, I'm quite fed up with the hysterical misinformation and panic you hear certainly in the UK media.

[Kevin_Street]

Thank you for the new video! It's a nice summary and discussion of the different battery technologies. If I was a first time viewer I'd find this incredibly helpful as a way to understand the current state of the field. As a long time viewer though, it's not surprising to see lithium-ion, sodium-ion and redox flow batteries at the top of the TRL ladder. That's pretty much the impression I got from watching your earlier videos.

[martincotterill]

Great video, Dave, thanks for the battery updates!

[pedropenduco]

Fascinating as usual Dave, love your work! I very much enjoyed your talks in Harrogate yesterday, I would have expressed my appreciation personally, but you were quite busy. Please keep up the good work. 🙂

[veganislandradio]

Cheers Dave. I have followed your channel right from the start. You are always informative and well researched. Your use of language is like a breath of fresh air...

[GTrainRx]

Love the factual way you present the data, taking into account all the variables.

[ralpharmsby]

Great to see and hear you and the panel on Friday in Harrogate. We enjoyed the whole show - well worth the whole 2.5 miles we had to drive to get there 🙂

[Rkcuddles]

13:49 looove this graphic. Can’t wait for the solid state roundup

[udojahn]

As an engineer I know most of the cell types since 20 years. As an consumer most of my batteries are still lead ones. Yes my ebike got NMC-Lithium and the flash-Light/Telephone NiMH, at the end it must be affordable and safe! Thank you for this valuable summary