Batteries

Former Blyth coal generator chosen as home for UK’s first gigafactory

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

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

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.
Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage

Tesla Semi may be delayed until 2022 due to battery shortage

Tesla Semi launch delayed again due to battery cell constraints but may go ahead in 2022, Elon Musk says.
Nio has now done two million electric car battery swaps

Nio has now done two million electric car battery swaps

Chinese EV maker Nio completes two millionth battery swap, powering almost 400 million kilometres of emissions-free driving from its battery swap stations.
Australia’s Vulcan to track carbon emissions used in EV lithium-ion batteries

Australia’s Vulcan to track carbon emissions used in EV lithium-ion batteries

Vulcan Energy has to trace and measure the emissions across its European lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle (EV) supply chain.
Five-minute battery firm Storedot appoints oil industry exec as chair

Five-minute battery firm Storedot appoints oil industry exec as chair

StoreDot nabs oil industry executive David Gilmour to take its “five-minute battery” to market.
Battery swapping could “turbocharge” EV transition, BNEF

Battery swapping could “turbocharge” EV transition, BNEF

There are now over 550 battery swapping stations in China, led by NIO and BAIC, two of the leaders in battery swapping technology.