Batteries

Tesla lithium metal battery breakthrough may lay path for Tesla plane

Tesla lithium metal battery breakthrough may lay path for Tesla plane

Tesla’s battery research team publishes another battery breakthrough and flags that it could help enable electric aviation – perhaps a Tesla plane.
Toyota is working on 1,000km EV battery with Kyoto Uni

Toyota is working on 1,000km EV battery with Kyoto Uni

Toyota is working on an electric vehicle battery that it says would allow a car to drive 1,000 km in normal driving conditions. 
Tesla considers all-in-one home, battery and electric car energy package

Tesla considers all-in-one home, battery and electric car energy package

Electric car and solar energy company Tesla is considering an all-in-one home and car energy package, that could include controlled EV charging times.
Tasmania off-grid EV owners charge their cars from solar and their own creek

Tasmania off-grid EV owners charge their cars from solar and their own creek

Two EV owners nudge the boundaries of off-grid living, powering their home plus two EVs from the sun and their own seasonal creek.
Daimler makes plans with CATL for 700km electric Mercedes

Daimler makes plans with CATL for 700km electric Mercedes

Daimler strengthens partnership with Chinese battery maker CATL with plans to launch Mercedes-Benz EQS in 2021 with more than 700km driving range.
There aren’t enough batteries to electrify all cars – focus on trucks and buses instead

There aren’t enough batteries to electrify all cars – focus on trucks and buses instead

We need to change our transportation system, and we need to do it quickly.
Panasonic promises big efficiency boost to Tesla EV batteries, and no cobalt

Panasonic promises big efficiency boost to Tesla EV batteries, and no cobalt

Panasonic to boost energy density of the EV batteries it supplies to Tesla by 20% by 2025, and work towards a cobalt-free battery by 2022-2023.
The road to EVs with lower sticker prices than petrol cars – battery costs explained

The road to EVs with lower sticker prices than petrol cars – battery costs explained

Replacing carbon-emitting gas-powered cars with EVs requires whittling away EVs’ price premium, and that comes down to one thing: battery cost