Impact of new battery tech on silver

[SilverStacker]

Good article that explains just what the new EV battery tech alone could do to market demand. If this happens, and it most likely will, it will have a huge impact on prices and will make us yearn for the days of $37 silver. https://nicoyaresearch.com/silver-soar-samsung-silver-solid-state-battery/

The article is significant not just because of its findings but because they are a research outfit and are not trying to sell you silver themselves so they have legitimacy. Ive suspected, but can't prove, the current rise in silver prices are due to these outfits quietly buying the metal in anticipation of rolling out these batterys shortly. In any event I think we'll see $50 silver, and beyond, shortly but it will take a little time. Maybe 6 mos to a year because although production hasn't kept up with demand theres still a whole lot of it above ground and Govt.'s are doing their best not to list it as a critical mineral or resource, which if they did would create a whole list of problems. One of which would be making its price a lot higher for us consumers.

 

[Voodoo]

Many years ago, feels like a lifetime, but I believe that I worked in groups that had first worked with these Silver-sulphide conducting electrolytes. I have yet to see details on the electrolytes being included. A lot of the development likely had to go into the Cathode and Anodes to go with the materials.

I imagine its somewhere along this line but they say they are using more Oxide materials then Sulfide. Big problem with the Sulphides is they all react strongly with water.

Fast Ag-Ion-Conducting GeS2–Sb2S3–AgI Glassy Electrolytes with Exceptionally Low Activation Energy​

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b10630

 

[pmbug]

There was a lot of discussion about the Samsung battery a few months ago. Conversation starts here:

Post in thread 'Silver Demand Drivers (and vault totals)'

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[nickndfl]

I rubbed two 1964 Kennedy halves together and was able to make a bag of microwave popcorn.

 

[pmbug]

There are rumors that a large Chinese EV company has developed an improved solid state battery (no word that I could find on material composition or whether silver is involved):

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Chinese auto giant BYD, already the world’s top-selling EV manufacturer, may have just redrawn the limits of battery performance. According to Chinese media, and other reports, the company is testing a new solid-state battery that can add 900 miles of range in just 12 minutes of charging.

Let that sink in. That’s nearly four times the range of many current EVs—enough to drive from New York to Chicago —and charging that’s as fast as a coffee stop.

The battery in question is being trialed in a prototype vehicle reportedly based on BYD’s Seal sedan, and one model even achieved over 1,000 miles of total range in early tests. It uses solid-state battery chemistry, which replaces the liquid electrolyte found in traditional lithium-ion cells with a solid electrolyte, improving safety, energy density, and—clearly—charging speed.

Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, solid-state variants are less prone to overheating, can be charged at higher rates, and take up less space, allowing more energy to be packed into a smaller space. Toyota, QuantumScape, and others have been developing this tech for years, but BYD’s real-world trials might give it a huge first-mover advantage.
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The week in EV tech: 900 miles, 12 minutes—EV charging just hit warp speed

BYD tests 12-minute charges for 900-mile range; The Nissan Leaf, the first mass-market EV along with Tesla's Model S, gets a revamp.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[Voodoo]

I don't quite understand the faster charging. Solid state conductivity should be worse than a liquid state regardless. Unless the liquid is just charge limited for safety reasons.

 

[Viking]

IB Casey.