Episode 60: 3rd Advent

Happy 3rd Advent!

Prof. Jürgen Janek (Justus Liebig University Giessen) answers the 24 best questions you asked us this year about e-cars, batteries or home storage. In the third part, Prof. Janek comments on the following questions:

• Warranty & lifetime of e-car batteries: 8 years, 160,000 km and 70% - How long do e-car batteries last on average?
• Is constant fast charging harmful to the battery?
• What do you prefer: already available, cheap, Chinese batteries or expensive, sustainable, European batteries?
• Where can the greatest progress be expected - in the electrodes or the electrolyte?
• What percentage does the storage material of a battery currently represent?
• E-truck topic: Who do you bet on in the race between fuel cells and batteries?