Lithium-sulphur batteries from US firm Oxis are to be used in electric and solar aircraft made by US company Bye Aerospace . Oxis has developed a non-flammable electrolyte for its battery, which offers densities of 250 Wh/kg and can last 250 charge cycles. Oxis Energy said the battery technology could improve future aircraft flight times by 50-100% . The company believes it can extend this past 500 cycles within a couple of years' development, which is ballpark for what a lot of current Li-ion cells are good for, and representative of an electric car battery that might last 300-500,000 miles. If successful, Oxis ' product could pave the way for lithium-sulphur batteries aimed at larger aircraft companies.
Lithium-sulphur batteries from US firm Oxis are to be used in electric and solar aircraft made by US company Bye Aerospace . Oxis has developed a non-flammable electrolyte for its battery, which offers densities of 250 Wh/kg and can last 250 charge cycles. Oxis Energy said the battery technology could improve future aircraft flight times by 50-100% . If successful, Oxis ' product could pave the way for lithium-sulphur batteries aimed at larger aircraft companies.