Coffee up: Scientists tackle EV battery recycling with less waste
Caffeine extraction process can recycle EV batteries using less chemicals and secondary waste, new research says.
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Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.
Automated cell sorting tech finds new life in old EV batteries
Automated sorting system for spent EV batteries could help repurpose healthy cells.
What global technology trends will bring for EVs in Australia
Australia's laggardly position when it comes to electric vehicle policy, infrastructure and uptake is also an opportunity.
How electric vehicles played the long game … and won
EVs have a history as well as a future. If we look back we can see they are not a futuristic dream but a longstanding transport option.
UQ breakthrough could double life of high density EV batteries
An atom-wide layer of battery cathode coating could see life of high energy density lithium-ion batteries doubled, and long range EV batteries made more affordable.
VW introduces over the air updates for ID series, opens $112 million battery lab
German carmaker Volkswagen is stepping up its EV efforts by introducing over-the-air software updates and opening a battery cell lab.
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.
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.
EV battery material firm Novonix strengthen ties with Dalhousie University
Electric vehicle battery material firm Novonix inks five-year deal with battery researchers at Dalhousie University.