Tesla’s battery research partnership with Dr. Jeff Dahn of Dalhousie University has announced 4 breakthrough batteries. One of these breakthroughs is a 4 million-mile battery, however, 2 of the remaining cell prototypes are even more impressive.
According to a new research paper published by Tesla's battery research team head by Jeff Dahn, the group has discovered a new nickel battery chemistry that can last 100 years. The new battery couples the high energy density of nickel batteries with the long life cycle of lithium iron phosphate cells.
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Battery research project takes off in Canada
The battery research team led by Jeff Dahn at Canada’s Dalhousie University has received six million US dollars. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is providing $2.9 million of this, with another $3.1 million coming from Tesla.
The Californian company is known to work very closely with Dahn and his team on battery research. The six million dollars, or the equivalent of 4.95 million euros, is the largest such grant ever received by Dalhousie University, the university said in a statement.
Tesla and Dalhousie University’s exclusive battery research partnership, which has been in place since 2016, was extended in January 2021 until at least 2026. In the course of this, two new research chairs were also established, which were filled by Chinese Chongyin Yang and German Michael Metzger. “I am very grateful for this funding from NSERC and Tesla,” says. Dahn. “This will allow Chongyin, Michael and me to sol