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Rachel Williamson

Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

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Adelaide council votes to approve Tesla factory, despite heavily redacted opposition

  • May 28, 2025
  • 11 comments
  • Rachel Williamson
The Marion council is going ahead with its plan to sell a contaminated piece of land to a developer, which wants to build bespoke Tesla battery recycling factory.
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  • 3 min
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“Trees not Teslas:” Elon Musk hate inspires mass objections to Adelaide battery factory

  • May 27, 2025
  • 22 comments
  • Rachel Williamson
Hatred for Elon Musk's politics and despair over the loss of green space is behind an avalanche of rejections to a proposal to redevelop a contaminated Adelaide site for a Tesla battery recycling factory.
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  • 1 min
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CATL launches new swappable battery for heavy-duty trucks, promises big cost savings

  • May 20, 2025
  • No comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Chinese battery giant CATL says its new swappable battery can deliver big savings to truck operators over diesel equivalents.
B2U stationary storage using recycled EV batteries
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  • 4 min
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Used EV batteries could power vehicles, houses or even towns – if their manufacturers share vital data

  • April 29, 2025
  • 4 comments
  • The Conversation
Second-life EV batteries could reshape energy storage — if automakers release critical data.
Battery manufacturing
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World’s biggest battery maker flags first commercial sodium battery packs by end of year

  • April 23, 2025
  • 11 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
CATL says lower cost, safer and more efficient sodium-ion batteries will be in mass production in 2025.
CATL Battery Showcase Melbourne
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  • 2 min
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World’s biggest battery maker announces new tech, including stunning charging speed

  • April 22, 2025
  • 9 comments
  • Riz Akhtar
World's biggest battery maker outdoes BYD and announces game changing batteries that can have 520 km of range added in just 5 minutes.
EV Battery Pack
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  • 3 min
  • Batteries
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EV batteries may last 40 pct longer than previously thought, new study shows

  • April 10, 2025
  • 15 comments
  • Amalyah Hart
Tests in real-world driving conditions show that EV batteries may last nearly 40 per cent longer than previously thought, amounting to an extra 300,000 kilometres.
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  • 2 min
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  • EV News

Funding landed for crystal sulphur battery technology that could slash weight of EV batteries

  • March 24, 2025
  • 30 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Battery manufacturer secures funding for its next-generation crystal sulphur batteries, which it says could weigh just one third of existing EV battery technologies.
BYD Blade Battery
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  • 3 min
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German researchers claim BYD EV batteries are more efficient than Tesla

  • March 20, 2025
  • 19 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
German researchers say they have dismantled batteries from both Tesla and BYD to see what is inside and how they are made, finding that BYD’s are more efficient.
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  • 2 min
  • Batteries
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Kia partners with Wallbox to offer vehicle to home bi-directional charging

  • March 20, 2025
  • 5 comments
  • Joshua S. Hill
Kia EV9 owners in the US will be able to use their car to power their homes thanks to a new partnership signed with Spanish EV charger company Wallbox.

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