An expert perspective on li-ion battery market

Priya Tabaddor is the Business Development Manager and leads the Large Battery business at Underwriters Laboratories globally. In the run-up to the 2nd EV Li-ion Battery Forum 2010, she agreed to share her insights gained from long years of experience in the field and to give her perspective on the future of the lithium-ion battery market.

In Ms Tabaddor’s view, battery technology based on lithium-ion chemistry is currently the technology of choice for the industry as it offers the best available combination in terms of energy density, size, weight and charge efficiencies. Compared to nickel metal hydride batteries used most recently in EVs, lithium-ion based batteries offer better energy density and charging efficiencies. However, safety, reliability and long-term durability remain concerns. Several studies have shown how internal short circuits within the battery can result in thermal runaway whereby chemical reactions triggered in the cell exacerbate heat release, potentially resulting in a fire of significant consequences.

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