Nano Batteries for Electric Cars

Nanotechnology
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Executive summary
As the world rushes to find a solution to the imminent energy crisis, people and organisations are coming up with innovative solutions to address the world’s energy consumption needs. Over the past decade, the environment has taken a centre stage many making efforts trying to sensitize the world on environmental pollution. Fossil fuel has been identified as the main source of air pollution as the world burns energy in an industrial race. Motor vehicle emissions are among the top air pollutants alongside industrial emissions. The demand for transport is on the increase due to the increasing world population, the exhaust emission from motor vehicles has increased exponentially. Governments and non-governmental agencies are advocating for cheaper sources of clean, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Car manufacturers have in the past developed electric technology that will replace conventional fuel. However, there have been issues as a result of sustainability and efficiency of the technology.
Given the global outcry to save the environment, car manufacturers were excited when electric car technology was introduced into the market. However, it failed to take root, as there were key limitations that needed to be addressed. Manufacturers used lithium batteries as a power source for the electric cars. However, this proved to be an expensive venture and sustainability was a challenge as the battery lives for the lithium core batteries were short. People wanted and alternative to fossil fuel that would guarantee them similar confronts that fossil fuels did (Sharon & Sharon, 2010). The current technology failed to do this.
In 2002, a group of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of technology led by professor Yet-Ming Chiang published their work in lithium ion power in a seminar paper titled, “Electronically conductive phosphor-olivine as lithium storage electrodes,” published in the Journal Nature Materials in October 2002. The technology addressed key concerns that stakeholders had on existing technology. In 2008, the researchers were granted a patent by the United States patent office under the name “Conductive Lithium Storage Electrode” (Chiang, Chung, Bloking, & Andersson, 2002).This patent covers the Nanophosphate materials used in A123 Systems’ products.
Nano-enabled batteries have a significant advantage over other rival technologies. The energy output of a battery is governed by the chemical reactions that happen inside the battery. For Nano batteries, the technology makes the chemical reactions controllable resulting in a longer output time. The chemical reactions in a battery occur over a larger surface are as the molecules inside the batteries are packaged in packets that allow for maximum output. Therefore, the energy the Nano batteries produce is much greater. Finally, the life circle of Nano batteries is longer to the ex...