http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=batteries&id=20570&a=
is an article on the A123 battery featuring a multiple
trace metal modified lithium iron phosphate nanoparticle
cathode and unspecified anode. The LIP material is better
and cheaper than lithium cobalt oxide.
meanwhile the SCiB battery,
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20071212/144076/
uses lithium titanate (Li4Ti5O12) as the cathode with high
flash point electrolyte and lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2)
as the anode.
I don't know if the better materials and manufacturing
features of either of the two batteries can remixed into
an even better battery.
Aloha,
Charlie
