LiNiN: The future for hybrid vehicles?

A perfect car for LiNiN?

New research coming out of Europe "compared the performance of Li-ion batteries made with negative electrodes composed of lithium nickel nitride (LiNiN) to conventional Li-ion batteries containing conventional carbonaceous anodes. They found that the new materials are more efficient than the conventional electrodes and less likely to overheat."

No word on cost-effectiveness, etc. Still, LiNiN batteries offer the potential of increased energy capacity at lower voltages, an important factor for hybrid cars and plug-in hybrid vehicles, because it makes managing unintended thermodynamic events easier. So, hopefully the research pans out into something marketable.