Researchers in South Korea are reportedly working to develop a next generation lithium metal secondary battery for electric vehicles.
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) is leading the project with an investment of KRW24.3 billion (US$21.5m), the journal Business Korea said.
According to the journal, the project “aims to effectively increase the ability and efficacy of the current lithium-ion battery” by investigating the properties of lithium metal as an anode material instead of graphite.
The KERI team is said to be planning to develop a lithium metal secondary battery with a “high energy density of 430 watt-hours per kilogramme” by 2023.
