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Manganese-rich cathode active materials such as LiMn2O4 have long been considered an interesting option for their low cost, high voltage, and relatively low environmental impact, but they haven’t been seriously considered for electric vehicles due to a tendency for rapid degradation. Now, Tesla has patented new ‘doped manganese-rich cathode active materials’ that it claims increase the longevity of those battery cells. In the patent application, Tesla writes that its “doping” of the materials results in better capacity retention at 50 cycles than regular manganese-rich cathodes:

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