Transportation

Ionova is developing technologies to increase the power, energy and scalability of energy storage for small, intermediate and large scale transportation systems.

Smaller, lighter, safer and cheaper energy storage will prove to be the key enabler for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and mild hybrids ranging from scooters and cars to busses and mass-transit.

3-D Nanofilm™ ultracapacitor

Charge-sustaining “regen” systems capture energy during vehicle braking and provide it as “launch assist” power during acceleration. This is an ideal application for ultracapacitors, but improvements are needed in their energy density, cost, safety and system voltage scalability. Our 3-D Nanofilm™ ultracapacitor is being developed to dramatically improve the ultracapacitor value proposition for charge-sustaining applications by addressing these issues.

3-D Nanofilm™ lithium-ion

Dual mode (charge-depletion and charge-sustaining) systems in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will demand improved energy storage in terms of usable energy, cycle life, charge/recharge rates (especially in cold temperatures), system voltage scalability and cost. Ionova is developing the 3-D Nanofilm™ and other Li-ion technologies to address these issues.

3-D Nanofilm™ lithium-air

An obvious challenge to the success of all-electric ("charge-depletion") vehicles is the driving range and economics. These translate into a need for new technologies that may provide improvements in energy density and cost beyond what Li-ion batteries alone can offer. Arguably the most promising energy-dense option is the Li-air battery; however, a number of important hurdles remain before this technology can be used in large-scale commercial applications. Ionova's 3-D Nanofilm™ technology is being developed to enable Li-air batteries that live up to their promise by improving not only Li-air's usable energy, but also improving the crucial characteristics of charge/discharge efficiency, charge/recharge rates and cycle life.