Lithium iron phosphate battery quotation

What is a lithium iron phosphate battery?

The lithium iron phosphate battery (LiFePO4 battery) or LFP battery (lithium ferrophosphate) is a type of lithium-ion battery using lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) as the cathode material, and a graphitic carbon electrode with a metallic backing as the anode.

Are lithium iron phosphate batteries about to change the conversation?

Over the past decade, zillions of hours and billions of dollars have been invested in figuring out how to make solid-state lithium-ion batteries. Now it seems lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries may be about to change the conversation completely. One of the features of LFP batteries is they don’t use cobalt.

Are lithium iron phosphate batteries the new normal for electric cars?

See all posts by Steve Hanley Lithium iron phosphate batteries may be the new normal for electric cars, which could lower EV prices and ease consumer fears about the cost of replacing a battery.

Will lithium iron phosphate lower battery prices?

With lithium iron phosphate, which eliminates both nickel and cobalt, there is a possible pathway for getting battery prices down to as low as $80/kWh. The whole world is watching and waiting for Tesla Battery Day, now tentatively scheduled for September 15.

What is lithium iron phosphate (LFP)?

A significant improvement, but this is quite a way behind the 82kWh Tesla Model 3 that uses an NCA chemistry and achieves 171Wh/kg at pack level. Lithium Iron Phosphate abbreviated as LFP is a lithium ion cathode material with graphite used as the anode.

Is LiFePO4 a cathode material?

LiFePO4 was then identified as a cathode material belonging to the polyanion class for use in batteries in 1996 by Padhi et al. Reversible extraction of lithium from LiFePO4 and insertion of lithium into FePO4 was demonstrated.