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Excited to be presenting "Lab to Lap: Batteries in Motorsport" at the Race Tech World Motorsport Symposium tomorrow. 👋 Come say hi if you're attending!

“If US policies deprioritise the battery supply chain, it will have a damning impact on any non-China battery supply chain strategies.” - Dr. Yashraj Tripathy What could the battery landscape look like under another Trump presidency? Can the US catch up to China’s rapidly growing competitive lead? And what role might Elon Musk play in shaping this future? Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e6BKZyuK

🔋 Sustainable Batteries: What’s changed from 2016 to 2023? 🔋 We took a look under the hood (literally!) and dismantled three high-energy batteries to find out ourselves Here’s what we learned: 📉  Less is More: From LG’s 2016 model to Tesla’s 2023 cell, manufacturers have significantly reduced the amount of heavy materials like nickel, manganese, and cobalt per kWh of energy. ♻️ Lighter & Greener: The shift towards reduced reliance on transition metals means a more sustainable battery with a lower carbon footprint. For a 60 kWh Tesla 4680 battery, that translates to around 6 kg fewer transition metals compared to LG’s 2016 cell—think of the mining and CO₂ savings! 💡 Better Range, Less Emissions: A lighter battery isn’t just easier on the planet; it also boosts energy efficiency, meaning longer ranges for EVs with fewer emissions. Read more about battery supply chains here: https://lnkd.in/ewihj7gW and https://lnkd.in/eM-j6Jtw

POV: You enter the most centrally located battery testing lab in London 🔋 🔬 Learn more about our new battery testing lab and future plans here: https://lnkd.in/eEFcWeYz

💥 Amprius 21700 💥 : The Highest Volumetric Energy Density Cell in Our Labs! With a remarkable 830 Wh/l (volumetric) and 300 Wh/kg (gravimetric), this cell offers exceptional performance for applications where space and weight are critical Amprius Technologies' SiCore™ is a silicon anode battery platform surpassing traditional graphite-based cells. Designed for electric mobility applications, SiCore™ batteries provide enhanced performance and longevity, meeting the growing demand for high-energy-density solutions ⚡ The Amprius technology aims to accommodate for the Si expansion through life aiming to maintain structural integrity and prolong battery lifespan Amprius technology unlocks more performance in weight-sensitive use cases like drones, aerospace, and e-mobility applications 🚁 Access free learning and web tools on the Voltt. Sign up for free: https://lnkd.in/epBi6SgG

🔋 The Challenge of Designing eVTOL Battery Packs 🚁 Designing eVTOL battery packs isn’t just about meeting weight budgets—it’s about making them work in the real world. Imagine a customer requesting a 250 kg battery pack that lasts 1,000 cycles per year. Sounds great, right? The reality? That pack would need to be replaced every 6-8 months, severely impacting the business case. Factors like operating temperature, SOC window, and charge time have an even greater impact on battery life than weight alone. But who has the time and budget for redundant testing? That’s why we provide the models and data essential for battery development, saving you time and resources. Learn more about predicting eVTOL battery behaviour: https://lnkd.in/dBEbvYSV

💚 About:Employee Spotlights 💚 Meet AJ S., About:Energy’s Senior Software Engineer! ⚡ Being one of the first few team members of About:Energy, AJ has spearheaded building out The Voltt platform! On The Voltt, you're able to request a model, learn from battery experts, use web tools to design packs, predict cell lifetime or explore cell anatomy. Fun fact: When he's not working, you can find AJ either studying for his part-time MSc at the University of Oxford, scaling Mt. Everest or drinking a protein shake 💪

Welcome to the About:Energy Student Racing Sponsorship Program! 🏎️ We’re continuously expanding our Student Racing Sponsorship Program and are excited to highlight some of the newest teams to join: Warwick Racing Team Sonnenwagen Aachen Texas A&M Formula S.A.E. IKC Racing Our white-box models help students build digital twins of their EV batteries, giving them the tools to optimise battery performance and design race-winning cars 🔋 With many About:Energy team members coming from student racing backgrounds, this programme is our way of giving back to the next generation of battery engineers ⚡ Interested in being sponsored? Email us at racing@aboutenergy.co.uk

How to use our electrical model in 3 easy steps ⚡ The most seamless drag-and-drop experience ever: our white-box models integrate effortlessly into any engineering workflow (MATLAB Coding Simulink blocks, PyBaMM or COMSOL, Inc. implementations and more!) Learn more about our electrical models here: https://lnkd.in/dVUiX4Qq

See you at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers EV Battery Innovation 2024 on 12-13 November! 🔋 Our Head of Product Dr Yashraj Tripathy will be presenting on “Digitalising the Battery Product Development Cycle” on 12 November, 2:40pm 👨👩👦👦 CEO Gavin White will be on a panel discussing “Upskilling the Engineering Taskforce for the EV Marketplace” on 13 November, 12:10pm Make sure to catch us while you're there 🤝 Full event details here: https://lnkd.in/ex6k5vhF