Question: QuantumScape, an American company, recently collaborated with which of the following multinational automotive manufacturer?
a) Tesla
b) Volkswagen
c) Ford
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- QuantumScape, an American company has come forward to develop Iron- Air Battery technology.
- The company for this purpose has joined hands with Volkswagen AG, a German multinational automotive manufacturer.
- It should be known that QuantumScape Corp is a company that does research about solid state lithium metal batteries for electric cars.
- QuantumScape Corp, a rechargeable batteries start-up supported by, is developing an Iron-Air Battery technology.
- This technology has the potential to make car batteries less expensive, more dependable, and more suitable for faster charging.
- The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and employs around 400 people. Investors include Bill Gates and Volkswagen.
- QuantumScape Corp’s shareholders also have approved a multimillion-dollar pay package recently for Chief Executive Officer Jagdeep Singh in exchange for meeting certain performance goals.
- Iron–air rechargeable batteries are an appealing technology with grid-scale energy storage potential.
- This technology’s main raw material is iron oxide (rust), which is non-toxic, abundant, cheap, and environmentally friendly.
- The majority of iron batteries currently in development use iron oxide to generate or store hydrogen via a redox reaction.
- The interplay of metal with oxygen generates power in iron-air batteries. In that procedure, the steel oxidizes in the same way it would during the corrosion phase.
- The reaction requires oxygen, which can be obtained from the ambient air.
- As a result, it eliminates the need for a cell to store it. When compared to lithium-ion batteries with 600wh/kg, iron-air batteries save even more energy.
By – Rajesh Tripathi
Links:-
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-breakthrough-in-battery-tech-7700744/