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Battery Tech Battery500 Consortium Hits 350 Wh/kg And 350 Cycles: Moves Toward 500 Wh/kg

Battery500 Consortium Hits 350 Wh/kg And 350 Cycles: Moves Toward 500 Wh/kg

With one year to go, the five-year project is running out of time to get there.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 28 May 2020
Battery Tech Milling Helps Scientists Create Better Electrode With Titanium And Manganese

Milling Helps Scientists Create Better Electrode With Titanium And Manganese

Making these elements nanoscopic helps eliminate cobalt and nickel.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 08 May 2020
Manufacturing / Production Keeping Battery Prices Low May Require EV Makers To Get Into Mining

Keeping Battery Prices Low May Require EV Makers To Get Into Mining

The magic number is below $100/kWh: Tesla may be preparing to do that right now.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 05 May 2020
Battery Tech How To Understand Batteries And Improve Them? This Method Will Help

How To Understand Batteries And Improve Them? This Method Will Help

Scientists from the PNNL and U.S. Army Research Laboratory now can see how SEI is formed.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 07 February 2020
Official Piedmont Lithium Secures Federal Approval For Largest US Lithium Mine

Piedmont Lithium Secures Federal Approval For Largest US Lithium Mine

This is a big step in the right direction for the future of EVs in the U.S.
By Mark Hovis 10 December 2019
Battery Tech Temperature Modulation Can Help Add 200 Miles Of Range In 10 Minutes

Temperature Modulation Can Help Add 200 Miles Of Range In 10 Minutes

If it proves to be reliable, a battery revolution could come from BMS.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 13 November 2019
Corporate / Financial Tesla Buys Hibar Systems In Another Effort To Make Its Own Batteries

Tesla Buys Hibar Systems In Another Effort To Make Its Own Batteries

It seems that Maxwell and Jeff Dahn were only part of the strategy.
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 09 October 2019
Battery Tech Breakthrough Widens Working Temperature Range Of Li-Ion Batteries

Breakthrough Widens Working Temperature Range Of Li-Ion Batteries

Additives to the electrolyte make them work from -40 ºF to 140 ºF (-40 ºC to 60 ºC)
By Gustavo Henrique Ruffo 19 July 2019
Battery Tech China's Lithium Supply Lets It Far Outstrip U.S. In Cell Production

China's Lithium Supply Lets It Far Outstrip U.S. In Cell Production

That may give China's EV manufacturers an edge, too
By Zac Estrada 06 May 2019
Battery Tech Lithium-Ion Batteries Explained By Fully Charged: Video

Lithium-Ion Batteries Explained By Fully Charged: Video

The University of Warwick has samples of battery modules from various electric cars - like Tesla, BMW, Nissan or Porsche, which are discussed here.
By Mark Kane 21 February 2019
Battery Tech Will Lithium-Ion Batteries Fuel The Automotive Future?

Will Lithium-Ion Batteries Fuel The Automotive Future?

As Elon Musk alludes to battery breakthroughs at Tesla, a larger question arises: will batteries really fuel our automotive future? Bloomberg believes the energy source is just beginning to hit its stride.
By EVANNEX 29 June 2018
Battery Tech World’s Biggest Maker of Spark Plugs Is Developing Solid-State Batteries

World’s Biggest Maker of Spark Plugs Is Developing Solid-State Batteries

Automotive industry is carefully watching changes on the market. The expansion of plug-in electric car segment makes new players interested in EV parts.
By Mark Kane 20 June 2018
Battery Tech BMW Teams With Solid Power For Solid-State Batteries

BMW Teams With Solid Power For Solid-State Batteries

BMW will assist in advancing Solid Power's next-generation solid-state batteries for EVs, to achieve performance levels required for high-performance cars
By Mark Kane 31 January 2018
General Tesla Has Found Yet Another Safe Haven For Cobalt

Tesla Has Found Yet Another Safe Haven For Cobalt

There's a growing demand for cobalt due to the need for lithium-ion batteries. Its mining process has caused controversy, but Tesla may have the answer.
By EVANNEX 14 January 2018
Charging It Seems Tesla Has Some Undisclosed Battery Breakthroughs

It Seems Tesla Has Some Undisclosed Battery Breakthroughs

In order for the upcoming Tesla Semi and the all-new, second-gen Tesla Roadster to live up to claims, not to mention Megachargers, what's Tesla hiding?
By EVANNEX 20 December 2017
General Tesla Gigafactory Creating Worldwide Battery Cell Shortage

Tesla Gigafactory Creating Worldwide Battery Cell Shortage

The worldwide lithium-ion battery shortage is about to get much worse, but now, reports are pointing to the Tesla Gigafactory as a root of the problem.
By Steven Loveday 18 December 2017
General Lithium-Ion Automotive Battery Success Drives Panasonic's Profit Up

Lithium-Ion Automotive Battery Success Drives Panasonic's Profit Up

Panasonic is making official its switch to automotive batteries as its central product and the company is seeing marked profits, which will only improve.
By Steven Loveday 07 November 2017
General Tesla Execs Reportedly Met With LG Chem, Samsung SDI

Tesla Execs Reportedly Met With LG Chem, Samsung SDI

Elon Musk assured that Tesla is only working with Panasonic for batteries, but reports suggest that the automaker recently met with Samsung SDI and LG Chem.
By Steven Loveday 29 October 2017
General Data Suggests Tesla Battery Packs Will Retain 80% Capacity At 521,000 Miles

Data Suggests Tesla Battery Packs Will Retain 80% Capacity At 521,000 Miles

Based on an updated study, Tesla batteries could live for three million miles. For practical purposes, however, they will exceed ICE cars by quadruple.
By Steven Loveday 07 September 2017
General Tesla Is The Only Automaker Positioned To Lead The Energy Transition

Tesla Is The Only Automaker Positioned To Lead The Energy Transition

The transition away from fossil fuels has begun and is accelerating globally. Tesla is the only company that is ahead of the curve on multiple levels.
By EVANNEX 31 August 2017
General Nissan Out Of Battery Business, What's Ahead For The Company And AESC?

Nissan Out Of Battery Business, What's Ahead For The Company And AESC?

Nissan is moving to sell its battery venture, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation, to Chinese firm GSR Capital. This may positively impact other EV makers.
By Steven Loveday 27 August 2017
General The Economist Touts Tesla, Cover Story Reports ICE Is Roadkill

The Economist Touts Tesla, Cover Story Reports ICE Is Roadkill

The Economist features a gas engine on its recent cover and refers to it as roadkill. The days of the ICE are numbered and Tesla leads the transformation.
By EVANNEX 22 August 2017
General Battery Arms Race Heats Up, Tesla Gigafactory To Face Stiff Competition

Battery Arms Race Heats Up, Tesla Gigafactory To Face Stiff Competition

The Tesla Gigafactory is perhaps the company's most prized achievement, which shows a tangible advantage in the segment, but rivals are now moving forward.
By Steven Loveday 19 August 2017
Battery Tech Rumor Suggests Tesla's Use Of 4416 Cells In Model 3, Next-Gen S, X - video

Rumor Suggests Tesla's Use Of 4416 Cells In Model 3, Next-Gen S, X - video

Insider information has lead to rumors that Tesla may be using a new 4416 cell in the Model 3, which could make its way into the rest of Tesla's fleet.
By Steven Loveday 25 July 2017
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