It’s financing a University of Michigan spin-off called Sakti3, whose ‘next generation’ battery technology can reportedly hold twice the energy of existing rechargeable batteries, as reported by The Guardian.
This means we could see electric cars manage a range of up to 600 miles per charge, although anything with rechargeable batteries could benefit, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Sakti3 has achieved the impressive feat by switching out the liquid innards of current batteries.
Instead of using a liquid mix of reactive compounds, Sakti3 uses solid lithium electrodes that can manage significantly higher energy storage.
James Dyson, the company’s founder, said: “Sakti3 has achieved leaps in performance, which current battery technology simply can’t.”
“It’s these fundamental technologies – batteries, motors – that allow machines to work properly.”
