Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cell Battery (IMAGE) DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Caption The PNNL-led Battery500 consortium aims to significantly improve upon the batteries that power today's electric vehicles by nearly tripling the specific energy in lithium batteries. Pictured here is PNNL researcher Jason Zhang, who will co-lead the consortium's group focused on improving electrodes and electrolytes. Credit Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Usage Restrictions Credit photo to PNNL License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.