Question about Lithium batteries

[kenny1999]

If a rechargeable Lithium battery is new and not used for a few years, will it degrade much slower or as fast as the one that is regularly used, charged and discharged? What if I only start to use it after a few years for the first time, will the battery already degrade so badly

 

[jedishrfu]

Yes according to this article by a PhD researcher

https://airqualitynews.com/2021/01/12/why-do-lithium-ion-batteries-degrade-over-time/

 

[jedishrfu]

A more recent article announces a change in how lithium battery chemistry works that can prevent battery degradation.

https://bigthink.com/the-future/lithium-sulfur-batteries/

 

[Oldman too]

A more recent article announces a change in how lithium battery chemistry works that can prevent battery degradation.

https://bigthink.com/the-future/lithium-sulfur-batteries/

That is some interesting stuff, would be a real game changer! First thought came to my mind was https://evtol.com/news/oxis-lithium-sulfur-battery-bye-aerospace/
I hope even half of the advantages can be commercially realized,particularly the reduced mining impact.
With NASA's interest in electric aircraft I was also surprised to find no hits on the NASA or JPL technical reports servers, that will probably change soon though.

 

[dlgoff]

If a rechargeable Lithium battery is new and not used for a few years, will it degrade much slower or as fast as the one that is regularly used, charged and discharged? What if I only start to use it after a few years for the first time, will the battery already degrade so badly

Here's something that might be of interest from Battery University:
https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries