German researcher thinks AI can help extend e-car battery life

Today, algorithms control the charging and discharging processes of individual battery cells to make the entire battery safe. — Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

POTSDAM: Researcher Ralf Herbrich believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a greater role in tackling climate change and e-mobility in the future.

The AI expert at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam just outside Berlin is working on ways to make electric car batteries last longer and improve the environmental balance.