New innovation may help EV batteries last significantly longer

A new, unexpected EV innovation could soon completely revolutionize how we create batteries used in electric vehicles. The discovery was completely accidental, but it could allow for capacitors with 19 times the energy density of current options.

The breakthrough comes in the form of a new material structure that could allow capacitors in electric vehicles or devices to store energy for even longer. While batteries can already hold a charge for a long time, the capacitors that help charge them are more limited.