Energy Wire

Researchers at MIT have developed a cathode, “the negatively-charged part of an EV lithium-ion battery,” using “small organic molecules instead of cobalt,” reports Hannah Northey for Energy Wire. The organic material would be used in an EV and cycled thousands of times throughout the car’s lifespan, thereby reducing the carbon footprint and avoiding the need to mine for cobalt,” writes Northey. Researchers at MIT have developed a cathode, “the negatively-charged part of an EV lithium-ion battery,” using “small organic molecules instead of cobalt,” reports Hannah Northey for Energy Wire. The organic material would be used in an EV and cycled thousands of times throughout the car’s lifespan, thereby reducing the carbon footprint and avoiding the need to mine for cobalt,” writes Northey.