Study: rapid charging/draining doesn’t damage li-ion as much

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"Study finds rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium-ion electrode as much as thought"

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Of course, there is a plethora of different Lithium Ion battery chemistries and designs, so this study may or may not carry over to the Leaf and other EV batteries...

GRA said:

"Study finds rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium-ion electrode as much as thought"

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Still seems to create heat. Heat has been the issue with the LEAF battery. Hopefully the new battery will fair better.

TomT said:

Of course, there is a plethora of different Lithium Ion battery chemistries and designs, so this study may or may not carry over to the Leaf and other EV batteries...

GRA said:

"Study finds rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium-ion electrode as much as thought"

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It seems to not be an issue for the Tesla Model S and should be less of an issue for the Model X and 3 to come.

TomT said:

GRA said:

"Study finds rapid charging and draining doesn’t damage lithium-ion electrode as much as thought"

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Of course, there is a plethora of different Lithium Ion battery chemistries and designs, so this study may or may not carry over to the Leaf and other EV batteries...

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Sure, and I saw that this was with LiFePO4, which is know to be more temperature tolerant than the LEAF's LiMN2O4. Maybe this gives us a clue as to why that's the case.