German start-up Kraftwerk has developed a liquified natural gas (LNG) battery, and claims it, and not lithium-ion, is the future of electric vehicles. Co-founder and former BMW employee Martin Pentenrieder said the LNG battery would be suited for deployment in Hong Kong, where the LNG fuelling infrastructure already exists. Kraftwerk's battery, which relies on a chemical reaction after the injection of LNG into a fuel cell stack, has a well-to-wheel efficiency ratio of at least 45%. Published: 7:15pm, 17 Sep, 2016 Updated: 10:44am, 18 Sep, 2016 The company says it will begin shipping its first batch to customers next year.
German start-up Kraftwerk has developed a liquified natural gas (LNG) battery, and claims it, and not lithium-ion, is the future of electric vehicles. Co-founder and former BMW employee Martin Pentenrieder said the LNG battery would be suited for deployment in Hong Kong, where the LNG fuelling infrastructure already exists. Kraftwerk's battery, which relies on a chemical reaction after the injection of LNG into a fuel cell stack, has a well-to-wheel efficiency ratio of at least 45%. The company says it will begin shipping its first batch to customers next year.