Principal Investigator Angela Belcher
Project Website http://deshpande.mit.edu/portfolio/project/active-structural-batteries
Currently 60-90% of the weight of the battery package in an electric car or an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is inactive - does not contribute to energy storage. This project is developing a structural approach to build vehicle components from materials that do contribute to energy storage, which will enable electrical vehicles with longer battery lifetime.