Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) aims to reduce its dependence on lithium imports by developing metal-air batteries for electric vehicles. The batteries will oxidise metals such as iron, zinc and aluminium to create energy, eliminating the need for charging infrastructure, with only replacement metal plates required to power vehicles almost instantly. Lithium is a key component of Li-ion batteries, which are used in everything from laptops to mobile phones and laptops.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) aims to reduce its dependence on lithium imports by developing metal-air batteries for electric vehicles. The batteries will oxidise metals such as iron, zinc and aluminium to create energy, eliminating the need for charging infrastructure, with only replacement metal plates required to power vehicles almost instantly. However, questions remain over the cost effectiveness of the technology.