The “holy grail” of EV battery tech may arrive sooner than expected, promising more range and faster charging. According to BYD head scientist and engineer Lian Yubo, solid-state EV batteries ...
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries don’t last forever. Over time, they hold onto less charge, eventually transforming from power sources to bricks. One reason: hidden, leaky hydrogen ...
But how do you store more sustainable, but otherwise ephemeral, forms of energy, like the power of the wind and sun? For Eric Detsi, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), the ...
The trend line toward automotive electrification is pointing up and to the right, even if its slope isn’t constant. So electrical and chemical engineers are beavering away to make electric ...
I’ll be the first one to admit to not practicing the best battery habits, especially where my laptop is concerned. Most days I leave my laptop plugged in for far too long, which can deteriorate ...
Mateo Jaramillo was giving me his spiel about his battery company when he mentioned, in passing, that the battery was “not super efficient.” Oh. So that’s bad, right? Not in this case ...
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department said Friday it plans to award $3 billion to 25 battery manufacturing sector projects in 14 states as the Biden administration works to ...
Despite a slowdown in electric-vehicle (EV) sales in some countries, demand for batteries was up by around 40% globally last year, and seems likely to continue at a similar pace. Consequently ...