Metal Hydrides The REAL Problem for Fast Charging

[00:00:00]You can also see that they expand while being charged. Where's the problem with metal hydrides? Well, for fast charge, you need expensive thermal management, cooling, and heating. It is not faster than charging lithium. The cycle lifetime isn't really researched or practically proven. Even this one is 30 years old, it is mostly standing. It is not monitored. The big hurdle of metal hydrides are the types of metal used. We have plenty of metal hydrides in the international hydrogen price list.

[00:00:35]Sintering the valuable metal is a lot of work and energy, which makes them just a little cheaper than lithium batteries.

[00:00:45]Check out the video metal hydride prices 2024, where I talked about Chinese and Mongolian solid-state energy storages.

[00:00:52]Still, I think metal hydrides are fantastic, and I wish there would be more practical tests about the cycles and recycling.