EV Prices Are Poised To Skyrocket in the Face of Raw Materials Price Increases
3 May 2022, 18:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s supplier CATL will raise its battery prices after supply chain pressure mounted, leading to new EV price hikes that will further degrade affordability
Li-Ion Batteries Can Charge From 0 to 60% in Just 6 Minutes Thanks to a New Trick
2 May 2022, 14:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An extremely fast-charging Li-Ion battery is made possible by a new dual-gradient structure design that will allow EVs to charge to 60% in six minutes
The Puzzling Reason Why Tesla Misleadingly Recommends Charging the LFP Batteries to 100%
22 Apr 2022, 15:53 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla recommends owners of Model 3 cars with LFP batteries charge them regularly to 100%, but this is not the way to go if you want to extend the battery's life
GM's Ultium Batteries Rely on Harmful Carbon Nanotubes That EPA Is Reluctant to Approve
15 Apr 2022, 13:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM puts pressure on the EPA to approve the use of carbon nanotubes for GM’s Ultium battery packs it wants to produce near GM's Delta Township plant
Li-Ion Battery Fires Will Be History Thanks to a New Technology Called BrakeFlow
15 Apr 2022, 09:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Fremont-based startup that develops pure-silicon-anode Li-Ion batteries has a new technology to prevent thermal runaway inside cells called BrakeFlow
North America Will Get Tens of Billions Worth of EV Battery Plants in the Following Years
28 Mar 2022, 16:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The EV revolution is in full swing and now the carmakers and the battery companies throw billions at building North American battery plants
How Safe Are Solid-State Batteries?
10 Mar 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Among the benefits of solid-state batteries, their safety was probably the most advertised, but how safe are they, really? A study shows the naked truth
New LFP Battery Maker Plans To Build Gigafactory Network in the U.S.
9 Mar 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / American Battery Factory (ABF) is a new startup that wants to build a Lithium Ferro-Phosphate gigafactory network in the U.S.
StoreDot Promises Batteries Capable of Adding 100 Miles in 2 Minutes of Charging by 2024
4 Mar 2022, 13:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Israeli startup StoreDot believes it's on track to mass-produce Li-Ion batteries capable of adding 100 miles of range in two minutes of charge by 2024
Elon Musk Considers That 600+ Miles Electric Vehicles Are Nonsense, This Is Not the Goal
3 Mar 2022, 11:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk said Tesla could've launched a 600-miles Model S a year ago, but that would've made the car worse. 400 miles is more than enough, he says
Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Allows Adding 300 Miles in 18 Minutes of Charging
3 Mar 2022, 09:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Mullen, an electric vehicle startup, claims a breakthrough in solid-state battery development allows adding 300 miles of range in 18 minutes of charging
Everybody Wants To Know How Long Can Electric Vehicles Batteries Last
2 Mar 2022, 16:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people are reluctant to switch to an electric vehicle citing fears that Li-Ion batteries will not last very long and would be expensive to replace
Rivian Runs Pilot Production Tests for Its Own Battery Factory in Korea
21 Feb 2022, 16:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / While other EV carmakers partner with Korean battery producers from Korea to build batteries in the U.S., Rivian will open its own battery factory in Korea
A New Silicone Battery That Beats Tesla Two to One in Energy Density Hits the Market
16 Feb 2022, 14:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Amprius started commercial deliveries of a silicone anode Li-Ion battery that has almost twice the energy density of Tesla batteries
A Leaked Document Shows Tesla 4680 Cell Production Is Still Too Low To Count
15 Feb 2022, 11:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Structural batteries with 4680 cells are touted by Tesla as the Holy Grail of EV production, but a new leak reveals the bigger cells are far from volume product
How a Tesla Model 3 Battery Is Holding After Four Years and 100,000 Miles of Abuse
8 Feb 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla started Model 3 sales four years ago and some examples have passed the 100,000 miles mark, so it's time to find out how the battery has aged
Toshiba's New Li-Ion Battery Is Key to Toyota's EV Plans, Promises To Be Indestructible
20 Jan 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toshiba has announced the latest version of its SCiB cells that promise to be virtually indestructible. Toyota promised the same thing for the bZ4X's battery
Li-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles Will Last a Lot Longer Thanks to a Neat Trick
10 Jan 2022, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-Ion batteries have a finite number of charge/discharge cycles, but a neat discovery by scientists will have their lifecycle extended by a cool 30%
Rechargeable Alkaline Batteries to Make a Comeback, EVs Could Benefit Too
10 Aug 2017, 16:06 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The industry appears to be focused on Lithium-Ion technology at the moment, but just because we don't know, it doesn't mean it's not looking for alternatives
Bosch Wants To Build Better Battery Packs and a Mild Hybrid System
9 Jul 2015, 13:59 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / In an EV world still facing range anxiety, Bosch might have the answer with a new battery and a mild hybrid system, but those will arive in 2020