Researchers use water to create a safer and more durable EV battery cell

Lithium-ion batteries are the catalyst for our EVs, but they’re not perfect. Specifically, one of their main disadvantages is the flammability of the organic electrolytes currently used for their production. Thankfully, hope is on the way. A team of researchers from Germany and Japan have developed a solution to fix this problem by replacing organic electrolytes with aqueous (water-based) ones. Sounds simple, but it isn’t At first thought, the use of water sounds like a very straightforward answer to the problem — water is by default inflammable. But in reality, the integration of aqueous electrolytes into a battery cell has been…

This story continues at The Next Web