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Roland Moore-Colyer

New hydrogen battery can operate four times colder than before — meaning denser and longer-lasting EV batteries

3D illustration of Hydrogen (H2) molecule model (clean energy concept).

Future electric cars could ditch lithium-ion batteries, thanks to a new breakthrough in hydrogen energy storage at much lower temperatures than was previously possible.

Researchers from Tokyo’s Institute of Science created a hydrogen battery that uses magnesium hydride as the anode and hydrogen gas as the cathode, and a solid-state electrolyte with a crystal structure.

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