A recent innovation in the creation of electric vehicle batteries could potentially reduce the weight of cars and aircraft by up to 50 percent, new reports suggest. The innovation relies on the use of carbon fiber in a new weightless EV battery design, which would allow the battery to become a structural component of the car, removing the need for separate heavy batteries.
Previous attempts to blend the battery with the structural design of the electric vehicle have often resulted in either good mechanical or good electrical properties-but never both. However, by using carbon fiber, engineers have found a way to create a new battery design that offers both better electrical and mechanical properties.
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