Batteries

 
Purdue scientists test flow battery for EVs, claim 300-mile range

Purdue scientists test flow battery for EVs, claim 300-mile range

According to scientists at Purdue University, the best way to charge electric car batteries may be to take them to a gas station, and have them serviced at an instant oil-change shop. The two scientists have been testing a new type of flow battery in golf carts, and say the battery now develops... read more

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2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC

German automakers commit to massive battery purchases, sidestep some hard realities

Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, last week revealed that it will be buying $23 billion in battery cells by 2030. What it didn’t fully reveal—its... read more December 17, 2018 by


 
2019 Hyundai Kona Electric

2019 Hyundai Kona Electric price tag meets Chevy Bolt EV, beats it come April

If you happen to be in California, rejoice; the 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric will arrive at dealerships in January, at just $37,495. That brings the effective total to $29,995... read more December 17, 2018 by


 
Lithium-ion cell and battery pack assembly for Nissan Leaf electric car in Sunderland, U.K., plant

Electric cars cheaper than gas ones by 2020, says Chinese battery supplier

Envision Energy, a Chinese company that bought Nissan's former AESC battery business, says it will be able to make battery packs for less than $100 per kilowatt-hour in the... read more December 6, 2018 by


 
VW Battery Packs

Panasonic says solid-state batteries are still 10 years off

While scientists and automakers around the world are racing to develop solid-state batteries for electric cars, Panasonic says don't hold your breath. In an interview... read more November 15, 2018 by


 
Herbert Diess

VW is planning to build 15 million electric vehicles

UPDATE: The very premise of this piece has been shaken when Volkswagen told the original source of this report, Automotive News, that its chief executive had misstated the... read more November 13, 2018 by


 
Icon's 1949 Mercury Derelict EV coupe

Jaguar I-Pace, Faraday Future workers, low-cobalt batteries: Today's Car News

We look at what makes the Jaguar I-Pace a contender for our Best Car To Buy 2019 competition—and what holds it back. Facing indefinite furlough after the company ran... read more November 7, 2018 by


 
Tour of Tesla battery gigafactory for invited owners, Reno, Nevada, July 2016

Battery entrepreneur releases new invention to reduce cobalt

As other battery scientists are working to develop the solid-state lithium batteries of tomorrow, technology entrepreneur Kenan Sahin is working to make the batteries of... read more November 7, 2018 by


 
Volkswagen MEB platform architecture

Commentary: Want faster electric-car charging? Pony up!

The future may be coming for electric cars, but it's not yet clear what it will look like. When modern electric cars first launched between 2011 and 2014, many shared similar... read more November 6, 2018 by


 
Carbon fiber structural battery

Could carbon-fiber electric-vehicle bodies double as ‘mass-less’ batteries?

Automakers seem to be in agreement that the ‘skateboard’ location for heavy battery packs—low and wide beneath the passenger floor—is the ideal layout... read more October 25, 2018 by


 
NantEnergy batteries with solar array

Zinc air battery project claims $100/kwh cost, could be headed to vehicles

Until now, solid-state lithium-ion cells have been the likely path forward for battery technology, potentially finding their way into some production vehicles by 2025. But... read more October 22, 2018 by


 
Thomas Ulbrich

VW confirms it’s planning for solid-state batteries by 2025

Solid-state batteries sometimes sound a bit like the missing link that would punt electric vehicles soundly into mainstream acceptance. The list of potential virtues for... read more October 5, 2018 by


 
Renault utility storage network to deploy used electric car batteries in France and Germany

Renault plans Europe's largest battery storage network

European electric-carmaker Renault plans to build the continent's largest stationary battery storage network next year using old electric-car batteries. Renault announced on... read more September 26, 2018 by


 
2018 Nissan Leaf SL

(Reverse) Engineering Explained: What happens to old electric car batteries?

Reduce, reuse, recycle. It's the same philosophy for electric-car batteries as for plastic grocery bags—almost. Knowing what happens to lithium-ion batteries from... read more September 25, 2018 by


 
Adding oxygen and cobalt to the cathode prevents lithium from breaking chemical bonds

Iron trifluoride could make better electric-car batteries

Researchers at the University of Maryland, in conjunction with Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new battery cathode material that they say could triple the... read more July 10, 2018 by


 
Tesla Powerpacks

PG&E, Tesla team up to boost battery backups for power grid

Utilities are racing to expand battery storage on the electrical grid. The latest example is Pacific Gas and Electric Co., which submitted a request Friday to the California... read more July 2, 2018 by


 

 
 

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