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The price of lithium batteries has plummeted in recent years as various manufacturers scale up production and other construction and process improvements are found. This is a good thing if …read more Continue reading Harvesting Rechargeable Batteries from Single-Use Devices
As the number of electric vehicles on our roads increases, so does the need for charger-accessible parking spots. Instead of having to create more EV-specific spots, parking garage operators could soon utilize Autev charging robots that come to people’… Continue reading Autev robots could bring EV charging to regular parking spots
Despite the increasing popularity of various electric vehicles, the limits of battery technology continue to be a bottleneck in their day-to-day use. They don’t behave well in extreme temperatures, they …read more Continue reading Wireless Charging on a Massive Scale
Popping a smartphone on overnight charge is no major inconvenience, unless you forget and run out of juice mid-chat. Thankfully device manufacturers have been steadily increasing fast-charging speeds of late, making full top-ups possible in minutes. Th… Continue reading Realme GT Neo 5 boasts 240-W charging for sub-10-minute top ups
E-bikes can replace car trips for some people, and adding a solar panel can make the fun last longer. [Luke] did some heavy modifications to his RadWagon to make it …read more Continue reading Solar Powered E-bike Replaces Car Trips
The media got their collective knickers in a twist this week with the news that Wyoming is banning the sale of electric vehicles in the state. Headlines like that certainly …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: January 22, 2023
Today’s autonomous drones are capable of impressive feats, and a system that enables them to also handle the recharging process without human intervention could keep them working wonders around the clock. Startup Skydio’s latest approach to this kind o… Continue reading Skydio’s streamlined docking stations keep drones charged and in flight
Well, this is embarrassing! Imagine sending a multibillion-dollar rover to an ancient lakebed on Mars only to discover after a year of poking around at the rocks that it might …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 4, 2022
Since the widespread adoption of USB 1.1 in the 90s, USB has become the de facto standard for connecting most peripherals to our everyday computers. The latest revision of the …read more Continue reading DIY USB Charging The Right Way
The many cells that make up a lithium battery pack are not all equal; some will degrade and die faster than others. New research out of Stanford has found that the whole battery can live much longer if each cell gets an individual charging treatment.Co… Continue reading New charging approach could extend battery life by at least 20%