Electric cars will need new types of batteries made from abundant materials (IMAGE)

Chung Ang University

Electric cars will need new types of batteries made from abundant materials

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Because lithium is too scarce on earth’s crust, we will need to develop rechargeable batteries based on chemical reactions involving other alkaline metals, among which calcium is a promising candidate.

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