Volkswagen: UK motorists begin mass claim over emissions scandal

Aylesbury_Duck

Don't apologise, I've learned a lot from your discussion with AdrianC. Very interesting, both of you.

AdrianC

DrEskimo wrote: »

Development in battery chemistry and moving away from those materials could be one solution.

That'd be Nobel prize territory, but most such claims aren't any more than modern-day alchemy.

Or, more often, marketing bull. <glares at aluminium-air batteries>

DrEskimo

AdrianC wrote: »

That'd be Nobel prize territory, but most such claims aren't any more than modern-day alchemy.

Or, more often, marketing bull. <glares at aluminium-air batteries>

Indeed! Theres apparently always a break through new battery around the corner!

But there have been developments in the existing battery chemistries which have led to large reductions in the use of metals like cobalt.

E.g. Tesla batteries have reduced their cobalt content by ~60% and have much lower content of cobalt than other manufacturers (with aims to reduce this even further).

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-3-batteries-cobalt-volkswagen/amp/