How do Lithium Titanate Batteries Work? - Lithium Titanate vs Lithium-Ion Batteries

Lithium titanate or LTO-based batteries rely on a new promising technology that employs nanostructured materials to improve the performance, quality and lifetime of these batteries. Some of the main advantages of lithium titanate compared to the conventional Li-ion batteries include the faster charge and discharge rates, increased life cycle and energy storage, high endurance in extreme environmental and temperature conditions. The two leading companies in lithium titanate battery technology is Altairnano and Toshiba. Altairnano announced the breakthrough of nano-structured lithium titanate battery technology in 2005. Toshiba developed the Super Charge Ion Battery (SCiB).