5 Differences In LFP Battery And Nickel Battery, Gibran Mentioned In The Vice Presidential Debate

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YOGYAKARTA Utilization of Lithium Ferro Phosphate (LFP) and nickel (Nickel Manganese Cobalt/NMC) as a battery base for electric vehicles is being discussed after being mentioned in a debate session for Vice Presidential Candidates (Cawapres) on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Well, in this article, the difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries used in electric vehicles will be discussed.

Previously, the vice presidential candidate number 02 Gibran Rakabuming Raka questioned the attitude of vice presidential candidate number 1 Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin/Gus Imin regarding downstream nickel into electric vehicle batteries in the country.

Prabowo Subianto's vice presidential candidate mentioned that the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar National Winning Team (Timnas AMIN) often echoes nickel discourse that is no longer used as raw material for electric vehicles in the world such as the electric car manufacturer Tesla Inc.

Not only Cak Imin, Co-Captain AMIN national team, Thomas Trikasih Lembong, was also 'tricked' by Gibran regarding nickel downstream as raw material for the electric vehicle battery.

According to Gibran, the AMIN national team is more inclined to talk about LFP than nickel-based batteries which are the direction of the current government downstreaming.

"Those who often talk about lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) are the timses, but the vice presidential candidate (Cak Imin) doesn't understand. Tesla doesn't use nickel, it's a public lie, I'm sorry that Tesla uses nickel, sir," said Gibran in the vice presidential debate.

Next, Gibran asked specifically about the positions of Cak Imin and Tom Lembong regarding anti-nicle through the nickel alternative raw material campaign. In fact, continued Gibran, Indonesia is very strong with the largest nickel reserves in the world that should be capitalized.

"LFP is an alternative to nickel, basically there are countries that don't want to use nickel, I mean, is Gus Muhaimin anti-nicle like Pak Tom Lembong?" said Gibran.

So, what is the difference between the LFP battery and nickel battery used in electric vehicles? Let's find the answer in the following review.

Summarized from various sources, Thursday, January 25, 2024, the difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries can be seen from various things, such as chemical structure, heat resistance, to life.

The full explanation is as follows:

1. Difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries in terms of chemical structure

The LFP battery consists of cathodes made of lithium ferro phospete (LiFePO4), carbon-ordered anodes, and electrolytes that deliver lithium ions.

The LFP is known as the LifePO4 battery, which is one type of lithium-ion battery that uses lithium iron phosphate cathodes.

While nickel batteries are part of the lithium-ion battery group. The nickel or NMC battery uses cathodes made of Nike (Ni), manganese (Mn), and cobalt (Co) mixtures, whose composition varies depending on certain NMC variants, (for example NMC 111, NMC 532, NMC 811).

2. Difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries in terms of thermal resilience

LFP batteries with the chemical structure of LifePO4 have thermal stability and acceptance or relatively high heat temperature reception. This means that the battery base of this electric vehicle is not too susceptible to heat and combustion release, making it the right choice for applications that prioritize safety.

Meanwhile, nickel batteries tend to be more thermally unstable. The thermal management system is urgently needed to prevent excess heat and ensure safety. The case of a hot battery, burning and exploding also hit nickel batteries more.

3. Difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries in terms of power storage capacity

LFP batteries have a lower energy density than nickel batteries. That is, the battery may be larger for the same energy storage capacity.

While in nickel batteries that have a higher energy density than LFP batteries, these batteries can store more energy in smaller and lighter packaging.

4. Difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries in terms of price

LFP batteries are priced at around 70-80 dollars per KWH. This price is cheaper 20-30 percent from the price of the NMC battery which costs around 90-100 dollars per KWH.

5. Difference between LFP batteries and nickel batteries in terms of life

LFP-based electric vehicle batteries offer much longer usage rates than nickel batteries.

LFP batteries can be filled up to 3000 times the charging cycle. While nickel batteries are only 1000-2000 times.

Even though it doesn't last long like an LFP battery, the NMC battery still provides a good life and is suitable for applications such as electric vehicles and consumer electronics.

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