The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion
[ad_1] Britishvolt was meant to be the UK’s answer to Tesla. By 2024, it was supposed to be producing hundreds of thousands of lithium-ion batteries a year for the British…
Dear Electric Vehicle Owners: You Don’t Need That Giant Battery
[ad_1] “People just don’t want to get stuck,” Melin says. Understandable. And in that case, those people have plenty of options for long-range electric cars, if they’re willing to pay…
Battery-Swapping Tech Gives Electric Motorcycles an Edge
[ad_1] Battery-swapping technology reverses the vicious circle that larger batteries bring for bikes, where more kWh means more weight, a bigger motor, bigger brakes, and stronger suspension, all adding even…
Recycled Battery Materials Can Work as Well as New Ones
[ad_1] The cathode is a marvel of molecular choreography. How much power a battery holds, and how long it lasts, depends on its lattice of metallic atoms—how well it can…
12 Best Portable Battery Chargers (2022): For Phones, iPads, Laptops, and More
[ad_1] Many years ago, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gained notoriety when its batteries caught fire in a series of incidents. There’s been a steady stream of similar, though isolated,…
California’s Heat Wave Is a Big Moment for Batteries
[ad_1] During a late summer heat wave in California, golden hour becomes danger hour. In the offices of the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s grid, things get…
A New Approach to Car Batteries Is About to Transform EVs
[ad_1] CATL already has a plant in Germany, along with a $5 billion battery plant under construction in Indonesia and plans for a similar investment in the US. Its own…
The New Climate Bill Demands All-American EV Batteries
[ad_1] The lack of a US supply chain for electric vehicle battery materials is often spun as a tale of inconvenient geography. In many ways, this is true. There’s cobalt…
Carbon Offsets Alone Won’t Make Flying Climate-Friendly
[ad_1] Jet A-1, a straw-colored, kerosene-based fuel used in most big airplanes, is a difficult substance to replace. It’s packed with energy; per unit of weight, at least 60 times…