Batteries
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Tech
The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion
Britishvolt was meant to be the UK’s answer to Tesla. By 2024, it was supposed to be producing hundreds of…
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The Collapse of the UK’s Electric Vehicle Champion
Britishvolt was meant to be the UK’s answer to Tesla. By 2024, it was supposed to be producing hundreds of…
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The World Can’t Wean Itself Off Chinese Lithium
Lithium projects outside China have been at the mercy of the markets, slowing and expanding as the price of lithium…
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The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King
The headquarters of battery giant CATL tower over the coastal Chinese city of Ningde. To the untrained eye, the building…
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Broken EV Chargers Could Stall the Electric Car Movement
Matt Hirsch has long loved the idea of electric vehicles and first leased his Hyundai Ioniq in 2020. He even…
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Europe’s Biggest Lithium Mine Is Caught in a Political Maelstrom
Arriving soon after a year marked by protests, this weekend’s election was supposed to be the breakthrough movement for Serbia’s…
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Cars
What the Future Holds for EV Batteries
From the April 2022 issue of Car and Driver. Every battery maker is working to improve energy density (the amount…
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Cars
Car Batteries for Cold-Weather Cranking Power
Optima Starting your car in the dead of winter presents myriad issues, but none is worse than trudging outside and…
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Battery-Powered Trains Are Picking Up Speed
A startup that came out of stealth last month has another idea: Parallel Systems wants to move freight using self-driving,…
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Cars
Why Do Electric Cars Still Use 12-Volt Batteries?
Year by year, lithium-ion battery technology improves, and EV range and performance leap forward. We’re now seeing electric pickups trucks…
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