Scientists have developed a new technology that could make electric car batteries smaller, lighter and longer-lasting, potentially letting drivers travel farther on a single charge without carrying a heavier battery

Most Car batteries use lithium (Source- Canva) Every day we look at the rise of EVs and climate concerns and think about shifting to electric vehicles. But one of the biggest concerns people have when buying an electric car is its driving range. While manufacturers are constantly working to improve battery performance, making batteries larger is not always the best solution, especially when it adds more weight to the vehicle. But what if electric cars could travel farther without carrying bigger and heavier batteries? Scientists may have found a way to make this possible by rethinking how batteries are designed.Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a new technology that could make electric vehicle batteries smaller, lighter and longer-lasting. The team has found a way to address one of the biggest problems with anode-free batteries, a next-generation design that removes conventional materials such as graphite to make more room for energy storage. The findings were published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.Why are scientists working on anode-free batteries?Conventional lithium iron batteries (Image source- Canva)I...