Smarter Charging Could Add Years to Your Battery’s Life

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, have developed an EV charging algorithm that, in simulation, extended the useful life of a lithium-ion battery cell by nearly 23 percent compared with the method used in virtually every electric vehicle on the road today. The catch: The work has been validated only on a single simulated cell, never on a real battery, and never…