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[G. David Felt]

Many have heard of AI and they think Terminator. Yet AI in the computer industry has allowed us to build computers and accessories faster due to the ability of AI to sift through data faster than humans can. This brings us to how AI is helping the Auto industry transition to EV's and how battery tech will change much faster than in the last two decades.

IBM has announced their recent battery project is developing prototypes of new faster charging batteries that are free of Nickel and Cobalt thanks to AI. It has allowed them to quickly evaluate a set of 20,000 potential compounds for use in the Battery electrolytes. This would normally take 5 years via traditional human research and yet was accomplished in nine days using AI.

GM Ultium batteries and Panasonic batteries have reduced testing from three years to about six months. This is going from a large number of time consuming charging and discharging cycles to using AI to cover what would be done manually in three years to six months.

Gbatteries has used AI to build faster and more reliable DC fast chargers. InoBat from Slovakian has stated that AI is helping them to boost battery density by 20% with the batteries being sold in 2023.

VW has stated AI is helping them lay out a new roadmap of lite weight materials for auto's including their own batteries that are in development.

Dyson has claimed that AI is how they have brought Solid State batteries to market now.

AI is going to help usher in the next generation of not only Auto's but phones, computers, etc.  AI will touch just about every aspect of life for people.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/electric-car-batteries-get-a-boost-from-artificial-intelligence-11604422792

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1130221_report-ai-will-dramatically-speed-up-battery-development-and-thus-ev-adoption

https://na.panasonic.com/us/press-releases

[A Horse With No Name]

Interesting take on AI being used for testing, never considered that. 

Edited November 27, 2020 by A Horse With No Name