Can Batteries Power Everything?

Video: Can batteries power the world?

Here’s a quick explanation of the physical and chemical limitations to electrolytic batteries, and how we might surpass the energy density and specific energy of lithium-ion batteries – like the Panasonic 18650 batteries used in the Tesla Model S, for example.

Cheers to minutephysics for being consistently awesome at explaining stuff.


The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

It’s the most popular NBN speed in Australia for a reason. Here are the cheapest plans available.

At Gizmodo, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. We have affiliate and advertising partnerships, which means we may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. BTW – prices are accurate and items in stock at the time of posting.