Rubber Material Holds Key to Long-lasting, Safer EV Batteries

https://www.gatech.edu/news/2022/01/12/rubber-material-holds-key-long-lasting-safer-ev-batteries

"All-solid-state batteries can dramatically increase the mileage and safety of electric vehicles... form a three-dimensional (3D) interconnected plastic crystal phase within the robust rubber matrix... high ionic conductivity, superior mechanical properties and electrochemical stability... generating robust and smooth interfaces on the surface of electrodes... prevent lithium dendrite growth and allow for faster moving ions, enabling reliable... even at room temperature"

Related: Preparing a renewable route to rubber material

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-renewable-route-rubber-material.html