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Ola Electric Brings to India EV Batteries That Can Fully Charge in Just Five Minutes
Ola Electric Brings to India EV Batteries That Can Fully Charge in Just Five Minutes

21 Mar 2022, 15:05 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Ola Electric brings to India StoreDot's extreme fast charging technology, using it to manufacture batteries that can fully charge in just five minutes

 
A 140-Years-Old Battery Technology Might Change Everything We Know About Energy Storage
A 140-Years-Old Battery Technology Might Change Everything We Know About Energy Storage

17 Mar 2022, 17:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-Ion batteries are considered to be the Holy Grail of energy storage today, but a 140-years-old battery technology might change everything

 
Mercedes-Benz Builds Its Own Battery Recycling Plant, Not Without a Cheeky Catch
Mercedes-Benz Builds Its Own Battery Recycling Plant, Not Without a Cheeky Catch

12 Mar 2022, 09:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Preparing for a full EV line-up, Mercedes-Benz invested in opening its own battery recycling plant in Germany. With help from China, U.S., and Australia it…

 
Panasonic Confirms Mass Production of New Tesla Batteries, Date's Been Set
Panasonic Confirms Mass Production of New Tesla Batteries, Date's Been Set

28 Feb 2022, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / New batteries are coming for Tesla’s new vehicles. Panasonic has confirmed it will start production and has made all necessary adjustments

 
Newly Discovered Sulfur Use Can Triple Battery Capacity for EVs
Newly Discovered Sulfur Use Can Triple Battery Capacity for EVs

13 Feb 2022, 07:56 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Lithium will remain essential, but with the potential help of this new sulfur finding we could enable longer EV travelling without adding any weight

 
Scientists Are Looking To Replace Lithium in Batteries, Calcium May Be the Way
Scientists Are Looking To Replace Lithium in Batteries, Calcium May Be the Way

9 Feb 2022, 22:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Scientists in Korea are searching for a replacement of Lithium. A new study claims Calcium may be the best solution at the moment

 
Hyundai and Kia Going All In On Solid State Battery Tech
Hyundai and Kia Going All In On Solid State Battery Tech

30 Oct 2021, 07:37 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The IONIQ brand might only be in its infancy but Hyundai and Kia are partnering with Factorial to bring solid state batteries to its next gen EVs.

 
The Lifestyle Vehicle From Canoo Will Be Equipped With Panasonic Batteries
The Lifestyle Vehicle From Canoo Will Be Equipped With Panasonic Batteries

26 Oct 2021, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Canoo's Lifestyle Vehicle is still a work in progress but the EV manufacturer gives as another detail about the minivan: it will pack batteries from Panasonic

 
Panasonic Teams With Tesla to Produce Next-Generation EV Batteries, Shows First Prototypes
Panasonic Teams With Tesla to Produce Next-Generation EV Batteries, Shows First Prototypes

25 Oct 2021, 11:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With their combined research, Tesla and Panasonic hope to minimize the EV battery production costs in whatever way they can

 
Tesla Standard Range Vehicles Switching to Heavier Batteries
Tesla Standard Range Vehicles Switching to Heavier Batteries

21 Oct 2021, 05:18 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / During its third-quarter investor deck, Tesla announced that in the near future all standard range models will use heavier and less expensive batteries.

 
Next-Gen Electric Volvo and Polestar Cars to Be Powered by Sustainable Batteries
Next-Gen Electric Volvo and Polestar Cars to Be Powered by Sustainable Batteries

21 Jun 2021, 12:53 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Volvo and Swedish battery company Northvolt partner to develop and produce more sustainable batteries. Additionally, the two will set up a new gigafactory.

 
GM Targets Li-Metal Battery Innovations, Already Has 94 Patents in the Field
GM Targets Li-Metal Battery Innovations, Already Has 94 Patents in the Field

12 Mar 2021, 15:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors president Mark Reuss recently said the company is making good progress on its Ultium chemistry and announced a new collaboration with SES

 
Lithium-Ion Batteries Deconstructed: Why They are Terrible in the Cold
Lithium-Ion Batteries Deconstructed: Why They are Terrible in the Cold

1 Jan 2021, 21:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As the holiday season is currently underway, the weather is also getting a lot colder in most parts of the planet, and batteries don't really like it

 
The Perks of Driving an Electric Car in Winter
The Perks of Driving an Electric Car in Winter

26 Dec 2020, 17:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / You'd think operating an electric car should be easier than an ICE-powered one, but that is not always the case, depending on the season

 
Hybrids, Plug-Ins and Electric Cars: Which Batteries Are Best?
Hybrids, Plug-Ins and Electric Cars: Which Batteries Are Best?

17 Dec 2020, 21:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / There are probably dozens of types of batteries out there, but not all of them are good enough to power your car; we take a look at the most common ones

 
Porsche’s Quest to Build the Perfect EV Battery
Porsche’s Quest to Build the Perfect EV Battery

19 Nov 2020, 17:19 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / The German carmaker released its first EV this year and its engineers are working hard to develop new technologies that will make their batteries more efficient

 
Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G Might Arrive as the World's First Solid-State Battery EV
Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G Might Arrive as the World's First Solid-State Battery EV

19 Sep 2020, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What we have here is not a car, but a fully electric articulated bus packing a leading innovation in terms of energy storage – solid-state batteries

 
Renault Finds Second Life For EV Batteries, It Turns Out They Work In Houses
Renault Finds Second Life For EV Batteries, It Turns Out They Work In Houses

5 Jun 2017, 13:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Renault has started a collaboration with Powervault, which has unveiled its first result: electric vehicle batteries that get to live a "second life" in homes

 
Tesla And Panasonic Will Make Solar Cells In Buffalo
Tesla And Panasonic Will Make Solar Cells In Buffalo

27 Dec 2016, 15:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tesla and Panasonic have signed an agreement that focuses on manufacturing photovoltaic cells in the USA, at a facility in Buffalo, New York.

 
Toyota Reinvents the Lithium Ion Battery, Makes it Safer and More Efficient
Toyota Reinvents the Lithium Ion Battery, Makes it Safer and More Efficient

31 Oct 2016, 12:06 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Toyota engineers have developed a safer and more powerful version of Lithium Ion battery technology for cars. It will launch on the 2017 Prius Prime, the PHEV