StoreDot to send extreme fast charging research into space
StoreDot to send its extreme fast charging battery technology for EVs to the International Space Station in 2022 for zero gravity testing.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
Battery gigafactories will rapidly make e-cars even greener – battery expert
Batteries used in electric cars are becoming more sustainable, and many concerns about their CO2 footprint are overblown.
Magnis boosts New York annual battery plant capacity to 1.8GWh
Magnis Energy Technologies boosts the annual production capacity of its Imperium3 New York lithium-ion battery plant to 1.8GWh.
BMW, Ford expand solid state battery stakes with Solid Power
BMW and Ford lead funding round in solid-state battery developer Solid Power and will expand joint development agreements with the company.
How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price
Mainstream take up of electric vehicles will depend on improvements to lithium-ion batteries and efforts to increase energy density and reduce manufacturing costs.
NSW-based Janus Electric prepares road test for exchangeable battery for big rigs
NSW-based Janus Electric says its exchangeable battery system for heavy vehicles will cut energy costs by 50% and will encourage trucking industry to go electric.
BMW secures $A105 million to boost energy density of EV batteries
BMW gets $A105 million in funding for planned battery projects, including to improve energy density of EV batteries.
Former Blyth coal generator chosen as home for UK’s first gigafactory
UK's first battery gigafactory for electric vehicles to be built on the site of a demolished coal fired power station.
Battery EVs to make up 50 per cent of global new car market by 2033
Report says electric vehicles will make up 50 per cent of car sales worldwide by 2033, and battery society will account for most emissions abated.
Li-ion battery cost improvements grossly underestimated, MIT report says
MIT report finds rate of improvement for lithium-ion cell price grossly underestimated, because most analyses only measure one battery performance characteristic.