The battery cells were fabricated by adapting a process developed by another team at the university which is designed to make it faster to recharge the batteries than lithium ion (Li-on) and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) equivalents.
With all the electronic devices in our lives these days, it makes environmental (and financial) sense to switch to rechargeable nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries.
Ford already knew that lithium ion batteries were 50 percent lighter and 25 to 30 percent smaller than nickel-metal-hydride batteries, packing more energy pound-for-pound.