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China’s CATL – the world’s largest EV battery producer – has launched TENER, which is described as the “world’s first mass-producible energy storage system with zero degradation in the first five years of use.”Continue ReadingCategory: Energy, ScienceT… Continue reading World first energy storage unit demonstrates zero degradation over 5 years
IM motors has decided that semi solid-state batteries are ready for prime time. In an omen of what Western automakers will need to contend with, it’s now launched a futuristic luxury coupe with a next-gen battery pack and crab-walking capability.Contin… Continue reading $45K EV smuggles a 620-mile solid-state battery out of the lab
High-density lithium batteries hold vast amounts of energy – and when they drop their guts, they can do so in absolutely spectacular destructive fashion. So researchers have built fire extinguishing capabilities right into the cells themselves.Continue… Continue reading Self-extinguishing lithium battery puts out its own fires
Taiwan’s battery-swap and e-scoot company Gogoro is about to land on South American soil, thanks to a partnership with energy company Copec. The move will see GoStations and electric Smartscooters roll out in Chile and Colombia.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Gogoro extends its battery-swapping e-scoot reach into Latin America
Researchers have developed a battery-free sensor that reacts to sound waves, such as particular spoken words, producing enough vibrational energy to power an electronic device. The novel sensor would not only reduce battery waste but could also power m… Continue reading Battery-free sensor harnesses the power of speech
Causality is key to our experience of reality: dropping a glass, for example, causes it to smash, so it can’t smash before it’s dropped. But in the quantum world those rules don’t necessarily apply, and scientists have now demonstrated how that weirdne… Continue reading Quantum batteries could charge by breaking our understanding of time
Fourth Power says its ultra-high temperature “sun in a box” energy storage tech is more than 10X cheaper than lithium-ion batteries, and vastly more powerful and efficient than any other thermal battery. It’s hoping to prove it with a 1-MWh prototype.C… Continue reading White-hot thermal grid battery aims to decimate lithium on price
Multi-brand automaker Stellantis has partnered with San Francisco’s Ample to bring battery-swapping to its electric vehicles, starting with a fleet of ride-sharing Fiat 500e cars in Spain.Continue ReadingCategory: Automotive, TransportTags: stellantis,… Continue reading Stellantis charges into battery swaps for EVs with Ample partnership
Last year, BMW and Michigan startup Our Next Energy (ONE) announced a partnership to test the latter’s Gemini battery system with the goal of increasing the BMW iX’s all-electric range to 600 miles (966 km). The initial results are in, and the project … Continue reading Split-chemistry battery boosts BMW iX all-electric range to 608 miles
We’ve been covering the promise of five-minute EV charging technology from Israeli tech company StoreDot since a time when electric vehicles were more of an afterthought in the automotive market. Every time it seems like the tech is getting close to ready for real cars or products in the actual real world, things get pushed back or go quiet. But the company says its “100-in-5” batteries are on track for mass production readiness by 2025 and is now teaming with Polestar to present the first full-scale prototype using the extreme fast charging (XFC) battery tech. The Polestar 5 GT will be able to charge as fast as it looks.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Polestar, StoreDot, Battery Technology, EV Charging, World’s Fastest, Electric Vehicles, Battery
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