{"id":129261,"date":"2022-01-06T07:36:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T07:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=129261"},"modified":"2022-01-06T07:36:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T07:36:13","slug":"iron-air-battery-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/iron-air-battery-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron-Air Battery Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: QuantumScape, an American company, recently collaborated with which of the following multinational automotive manufacturer?<br><\/strong>a) Tesla<br>b) Volkswagen<br>c) Ford<br>d) None of these<br><strong>Answer: (b)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>QuantumScape, an American company has come forward to develop Iron- Air Battery technology.<\/li><li>The company for this purpose has joined hands with Volkswagen AG, a German multinational automotive manufacturer.<\/li><li>It should be known that QuantumScape Corp is a company that does research about solid state lithium metal batteries for electric cars.<\/li><li>QuantumScape Corp, a rechargeable batteries start-up supported by, is developing an Iron-Air Battery technology.<\/li><li>This technology has the potential to make car batteries less expensive, more dependable, and more suitable for faster charging.<\/li><li>The company is headquartered in San Jose, California and employs around 400 people. Investors include Bill Gates and Volkswagen.<\/li><li>QuantumScape Corp&#8217;s shareholders also have approved a multimillion-dollar pay package recently for Chief Executive Officer Jagdeep Singh in exchange for meeting certain performance goals.<\/li><li>Iron\u2013air rechargeable batteries are an appealing technology with grid-scale energy storage potential.<\/li><li>This technology&#8217;s main raw material is iron oxide (rust), which is non-toxic, abundant, cheap, and environmentally friendly.<\/li><li>The majority of iron batteries currently in development use iron oxide to generate or store hydrogen via a redox reaction.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><li>The reaction requires oxygen, which can be obtained from the ambient air.<\/li><li>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.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8211; Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-breakthrough-in-battery-tech-7700744\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-breakthrough-in-battery-tech-7700744\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: QuantumScape, an American company, recently collaborated with which of the following multinational automotive manufacturer?a) Teslab) Volkswagenc) Fordd) None of theseAnswer: (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. 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