tech guru bill joy unveils battery to challenge lithium-ion - lithium battery manufacturers

Elon Musk is not the only visionary who thinks the world will soon be dependent on batteries.
Silicon Valley guru Bill Joy and Sun Microsystemsco-
The founder also envisioned such dependence.
He just thinks alkaline is smarter than lithium. ion.
On Thursday, Joy and ion released a solid-
He said that at the Rocky Mountain Institute Energy Innovation Summit in the Colorado basalt, the state alkaline battery is more than the industry leader lithium-ion.
Alkaline appeal: it may cost a small part of existing battery technology, and it may be safer in subtle environments, such as on an airplane.
"People don't really realize that alkaline batteries can be recharged," Joy said in a phone interview on Thursday . ".
"I think people have given up.
"Ionic material investors envision three final applications of polymer technology: consumer electronics, cars and power grids.
But Joy admits the technology is not fully ready. time.
It has not yet been commercialized and needs to be manufactured by factories.
He said it could be widely used in five years.
In addition, it will face a deep-rooted incumbent. Lithium-IonLithium-
Logan Goldie says the price of ion battery packs has dropped by 73% from 2010 to 2016
Scots in San Francisco
Analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance said in an email on Thursday.
"Technical improvements, manufacturing scale and competition between major battery manufacturers continue to reduce costs.
This will make it difficult for alternative technologies to compete.
Ionic wants to communicate with potential partners on licensing issues. Global lithium-
Demand for ion batteries for electric vehicles is expected to grow from 21 gigawatts
From 2016 to 1,300 giva-
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a few hours in 2030.
"Even if we grow by 400% a year in ten years, we can't meet the demand," Joy said . ".
"We start from scratch.
We have no factory.
We have revolutionary materials. ” —