Batteries

Foton boosts battery warranty for electric trucks to 300,000km

Foton boosts battery warranty for electric trucks to 300,000km

Foton says local purchasers of its new T5 EV all-electric truck will receive an upgraded 8-year/300,000-kilometre battery warranty.
BMW breaks ground on “fossil fuel-free” EV battery logistics facility

BMW breaks ground on “fossil fuel-free” EV battery logistics facility

German luxury automaker BMW breaks ground on a new battery logistics facility at its Plant Leipzig which will be the group’s first fossil fuel-free facility of this scale.
“Significant breakthrough:” Plating solution could lead to more range and longer-lived EV batteries

“Significant breakthrough:” Plating solution could lead to more range and longer-lived EV batteries

Researchers say that understanding where lithium builds up on an anode’s surface, and why, could lead to a significant breakthrough in the future of electric vehicles.
Energy storage system for wind and solar park to use second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries

Energy storage system for wind and solar park to use second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries

Jaguar Land Rover to supply up to 90 second-life Jaguar I-Pace batteries to be used in a 7.5MWh energy storage system in a wind and solar park.
China’s CATL launches “superfast” battery that can add 400km in less time to sip a latte

China’s CATL launches “superfast” battery that can add 400km in less time to sip a latte

China battery giant CATL launches new LFB battery capable of adding 400kms of range in 10 minutes.
Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

What if every light in your home along with your television, computer, smartphone, swimming pool and all cleaning, cooking and cooling appliances could be powered by your EV?
China is propelling its electric truck market by embracing battery swapping

China is propelling its electric truck market by embracing battery swapping

China is widely known as the world’s largest market for electric cars and buses, but did you know that it’s also leading in the race to electric trucks?
The batteries that ate the EV transition: The worrying obsession with range

The batteries that ate the EV transition: The worrying obsession with range

The obsession with range and the unchecked industry-wide increase in EV batteries could lead to even earlier battery supply issues.