Addionics has announced new technology to extend usable range, enable faster charging and improve overall battery performance in cold-weather conditions.
Low temperatures can reduce the usable energy available from EV batteries while increasing energy consumption for cabin and battery heating. In severe winter conditions, this can reduce an EV’s range by up to an estimated 40%, while electric trucks may face reduced power and payload or route limitations.
Addionics’ Smart 3D Porous Current Collectors alter the battery’s internal transportation architecture, allowing electrolyte and lithium ions to move through the current collector. This creates additional pathways through the electrode, reducing transportation distances and improving active-material accessibility to help the battery retain performance at lower temperatures.
“By transforming the architecture of the battery cell, Addionics is removing some of the largest limitations that electrified systems have faced,” said Dr Moshiel Biton, CEO and founder of Addionics. “Batteries need to perform optimally in all locations and temperatures so that the products they power can be relied upon consistently. Addionics is at the forefront of making the once unachievable possible. We are enabling the always-on world to operate – all of the time, anywhere, even in the cold.”
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