China May Use Lithium Batteries to Power Submarines

China may use learnings from its world-leading electric car industry to power its submarine fleet with lithium-ion batteries, the South China Morning Post reported.

A paper in the Chinese journal Marine Electric and Electronic Engineering found that switching from lead-acid batteries to lithium-ion could boost a submarine’s combat abilities, said the report, upgrading speed, weapon storage, and time spent underwater.

Read the full report: The South China Morning Post

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Alfie Habershon

Alfie is a Reporter at Asia Financial. He previously lived in Mumbai reporting on India's economy and healthcare for data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, as well as having worked for London based Tortoise Media.