In todays fascinating episode, we welcome Dr. Nadim Maluf,  CEO of  Qnovo .  In a way that we can all understand, Nadim educates us in all aspects (soup-to-nuts) of Lithium Ion batteries and their application in Electric Vehicles. We discuss science, battery life,  range, safety and much more. Everything you need to know about batteries is in this episode. You'll come away from this episode a Lithium-Ion expert. Welcome aboard ;-) SHOWNOTES: 01:22: About Nadim 04:40: How do Lithium-Ion batteries work ?  06:56: Failures in battery packs 08:20: Range anxiety 12:48: Lifetime of the battery packs  15:13: Topping up batteries 16:24: Public and Private Charging 19:22: Scoring public infrastructure 20:22: Reliability of infrastructure  21:44: Other technologies 22:48: About Qnovo  24:48: Bi-directional (V2X, V2G, V2H)   29:08: Recycling 'End of Life' battery packs  32:30: Safety   THANKS FOR LISTENING For more show information, or if you would like to be a guest on the show contact me at [email protected]. Your comments on the show would be most welcome. I read and answer each one of them, Thanks Again. Rue Phillips THANKS FOR LISTENING For more show information, or if you would like to be a guest on the show contact me at [email protected]. Your comments on the show would be most welcome. I read and answer each one of them, Thanks Again. Rue Phillips