/channels/taxonomy/term/4287/all en /channels/channels/news/battery-breakthrough-could-usher-greener-cheaper-electric-vehicles-357463 <p>The global shift to electric vehicles is gaining momentum, yet the extraction of battery materials has a significant environmental footprint that comes with high costs.</p> <p>Now, two groundbreaking studies led by Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers offer hope in the search to manufacture cheaper and greener lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs).</p> <p>Their findings unlock the potential to produce batteries using more sustainable and less costly metals, known as disordered rock-salt-type (DRX) cathode materials.</p> Tue, 28 May 2024 18:52:54 +0000 webfull 200203 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-researchers-help-make-electric-cars-cheaper-225179 <p>Ï㽶ÊÓƵ researchers are developing low-cost and high-performance electric engines for the next generation of electric vehicles, in collaboration with industrial partners Linamar, TM4, and Infolytica. They will be able to take advantage of the recent development of batteries with high energy densities to create optimal electric drivetrains for on-road electric cars. The drivetrain is the group of components in a motor vehicle that uses the energy stored in the battery to generate mechanical power and deliver it to the road surface. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:50:20 +0000 webfull 94933 at /channels