LTO has been known for a long time. As early as 2011 it was used in electric cars( Mitsubishi i-MiEV ) in Japan, but its price (more than $250 per kWh) and density (less than 100Wh per kg) are drawbacks. You can buy these cells under the SCiB brand from Toshiba, there is also some production in China. Another problem for this type of battery in EVs is the charging infrastructure, as these batteries from Log9 have a low voltage( 64V-112V ), so they need a high current( 250A) for fast charging. Many DC chargers only support higher voltages of 150V to 1000V and are current limited 30kW to 100A, 60kW to 200A etc.. So it's nice that another manufacturer is entering the market, but these cells are too big and heavy for EVs. Simple look at the capacity of the current batteries in electric cars and reduce it by 60% if you want to use this chemistry.
LTO has been known for a long time. As early as 2011 it was used in electric cars( Mitsubishi i-MiEV ) in Japan, but its price (more than $250 per kWh) and density (less than 100Wh per kg) are drawbacks. You can buy these cells under the SCiB brand from Toshiba, there is also some production in China.
Another problem for this type of battery in EVs is the charging infrastructure, as these batteries from Log9 have a low voltage( 64V-112V ), so they need a high current( 250A) for fast charging. Many DC chargers only support higher voltages of 150V to 1000V and are current limited 30kW to 100A, 60kW to 200A etc..
So it's nice that another manufacturer is entering the market, but these cells are too big and heavy for EVs. Simple look at the capacity of the current batteries in electric cars and reduce it by 60% if you want to use this chemistry.
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LTO are suitable for home storage system only.
You didn't compare the cost of LIFePO4 with LTO batteries
This battery is launched are not? Log 9