| Project Detail |
The transportation sector is responsible for 28% of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., with road-based passenger vehicles accounting for 57% of those emissions. Cars, sport utility vehicles, minivans, and pick-up trucks emit more than one billion tons of CO2 domestically per year. As the U.S. works to decarbonize the transportation sector and increase production of “clean” (zero emission) electricity, electric vehicles (EVs) are compelling alternatives to vehicles with internal combustion engines. The key to EV adoption is a reliable, inexpensive battery that can charge fast and provide improved performance and range retention in cold weather compared to state-of-the-art commercial options.
Project Innovation + Advantages:
Tyfast Energy will develop a High sYmmetric PowER (HYPER) Battery that leverages a novel oxide-based anode and high conductivity electrolyte that has been demonstrated to perform well over a wide temperature range. This new HYPER combination of electrode material and electrolyte chemistry will enable a high-energy density, < 6 minutes ultrafast-charging battery with > 3,000 cycle life. Tyfast Energy’s novel anode, made with earth abundant metals with stable domestic supply chain, has fast lithium transport and has demonstrated 15,000 stable cycles operating under <3 mins ultrafast charging conditions. If successful, the anode and electrolyte developed under this project will enable batteries to exceed the EVs4ALL cycle life target, reducing life cycle cost and recycling, enabling a meaningful used EV market, and facilitating seamless vehicle-to-grid operations.
Potential Impact:
EVs4ALL’s primary objective is to increase the domestic adoption of new and used EVs by enabling safe, resilient, fast-charging batteries with improved performance at low temperatures. |
