The future of the auto industry may boil down to the difference made by a single letter: R. As in, the difference between a lithium-ion battery, like those found in today’s electric vehicles made by Tesla and others, and the lithium-iron phosphate batteries coming soon to market. As Elon Musk’s Tesla has been talking up […]
Batteries
New battery electrolyte may boost the performance of electric vehicles
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles. In a study published June 22 in Nature Energy, Stanford researchers demonstrate how their novel electrolyte design boosts the performance of lithium metal batteries, a promising technology for powering electric vehicles, laptops and other […]
Portland General Electric Jumps Into Virtual Power Plant Business
Oregon’s largest electric utility wants a better understanding of the value of home batteries in grid operation and planning. Portland General Electric, the largest utility in Oregon, is jumping into the cutting-edge business of turning home batteries into grid resources. The company announced this week that it has received approval from regulators to link up […]
Edge of tech: Why a “million mile” electric vehicle battery heralds the death of internal combustion engines
Talking about batteries is just about as interesting as Scotch tape or paper clips. We take them for granted, but we all use them. Batteries have been around a long time. In 1938, archaeologists at a dig in Iraq uncovered the earliest -known battery dating back over 2000 years. The first common, commercially available […]
CBAK Energy Planned Investment in Lithium Battery Project in Jiangsu Province, China
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc. (“CBAK Energy”,NASDAQ: CBAT), a world’s leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, China BAK Asia Holdings Limited (the Company) entered into a framework investment agreement with Jiangsu Gaochun Economic Development Zone Development Group Company (“Gaochun EDZ”), pursuant to which the Company intend to […]
Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries
Batteries still have a lot of life in them after being swapped out of EVs. Why not use them on the grid? Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so […]
BMW to source battery cells produced using renewable energy
FRANKFURT: German carmaker BMW on Tuesday said its electric cars will use battery cells produced using renewable energy, a step which will compel the biggest suppliers to source more non-coal generated electricity. “We now have a contractual agreement with our cell manufacturers that they will use only green power to produce our fifth generation […]
Faradion announces major partnership for developing Sodium-ion Batteries for commercial vehicles in India
Faradion Ltd., the world leader in sodium-ion battery technology, has announced a new partnership with Infraprime Logistics Technologies (IPLTech) for its high energy sodium-ion batteries for use in commercial vehicles in the Indian market. The news comes just a few weeks after Faradion’s first major order from Australia and reflects its entry into one of […]
A million-mile battery from China could power your electric car
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is ready to produce a battery that lasts 16 years and 2 million kilometers (1.24 million miles), Chairman Zeng Yuqun said in an interview at company headquarters in Ningde, southeastern China BEIJING: The Chinese behemoth that makes electric-car batteries for Tesla Inc. and Volkswagen AG developed a power pack that […]
Battery storage to grow to 26 GW by 2030 from 3 GW in 2020
The use of batteries for energy storage is expected to grow faster than that of other flexible assets in the period to 2030 and beyond, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a research note. Battery storage will increase to 26 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 from 3 GW in 2020 across the five major European power markets, […]