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Title: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Alan Stewart on October 10, 2021, 01:41:55 AM: https://insideevs.com/news/539398/farasis-batteries-energy-density-boost/ (https://insideevs.com/news/539398/farasis-batteries-energy-density-boost/)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Richard230 on October 10, 2021, 03:33:53 AM: Well, that is certainly a significant improvement. I wonder how long it will take for those new batteries to dribble down to Zero? ??? With big-money electric car companies tied into Farasis, it might take a while. Although Farasis might give Zero a break for being such a longtime customer. :)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: princec on October 10, 2021, 03:47:30 AM: Well, that's awesome, and they might arrive in a new Zero in a few years, just in time for me to want a new one :)

Cas :)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Crissa on October 10, 2021, 04:45:52 AM: Haven't we already had this conversation this year?

-Crissa
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: princec on October 10, 2021, 05:04:19 AM: I think Farasis had a 20% boost earlier this year just from "fiddling" with things, this sounds like a fairly radical new chemistry.

Cas :)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Crissa on October 10, 2021, 09:24:56 AM: It sounds alot like what the Tesla analysts think that they got that density boost from a year or so ago. Using silicon isn't unknown, there's multiple ways to do it.

-Crissa
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Demoni on October 10, 2021, 11:01:35 AM: Quote from: Crissa on October 10, 2021, 04:45:52 AM
Haven't we already had this conversation this year?

-Crissa

You are not wrong...
Article dated 3/26/2021:
https://www.electrive.com/2021/03/26/new-farasis-battery-cells-offer-25-more-range/ (https://www.electrive.com/2021/03/26/new-farasis-battery-cells-offer-25-more-range/)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: princec on October 10, 2021, 05:27:18 PM: Aha, so it is the same announcement then. Well it's good news either way I suppose.

Cas :)
Title: Re: Farasis energy density boost
Post by: Crissa on October 11, 2021, 03:38:29 AM: I could have sworn there was a thread where someone said the new batteries would be just in time to want a new one ^-^;

-Crissa