On-demand power from storage is critical for preventing blackouts in Australia which is increasingly dependent on wind and solar farms from which energy is not always available MELBOURNE: Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has filed a lawsuit against Neoen SA, saying the French firm’s Tesla “Big Battery” in South Australia did not provide backup power during […]
Tesla battery researcher shows new test results pointing to batteries lasting over 2 million miles
A Tesla battery researcher showed updated test results pointing to batteries lasting over 15,000 cycles or the equivalent of over 2 million miles (3.5 million km) in an electric car. Last year, we reported on Jeff Dahn and his lab, who are under contract to do battery research for Tesla, releasing an interesting paper that […]
Tesla battery supplier LG Chem forecasts record third-quarter profit
LG Chem estimated that its operating profit jumped 159% to 902 billion won in the quarter ended September SEOUL (Reuters) : South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd, an electric vehicle (EV) battery supplier for Tesla and a petrochemicals maker, said on Monday its third-quarter operating profit likely jumped to a record high, beating analysts’ estimates. The […]
Experts Disagree About What Tesla Battery Day Will Do To Stock
Analysts are generally expecting Tesla’s battery day to be a catalyst for its stock, but not everyone is expecting the shares to rise because of the event. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in a report this week that he expects the battery day to boost Tesla stock alongside the company’s growth story. He raised his […]
Tesla battery research partner unveils path to more energy-dense Li-ion cells that could beat solid-state
While there’s still room to improve Li-Ion battery cells, most people in the industry believe that solid-state batteries are going to be the next generation of preferred chemistry. Now Tesla’s battery research partners have unveiled a path to more energy-dense Li-ion cells that could shift research away from solid-state. The research was presented in a […]
Tesla battery researcher is ‘excited’ about new battery tech developed by the Army
A new Li-ion battery technology developed by the US Army has piqued the interest of Jeff Dahn, Tesla’s main battery research partner. In the latest issue of the journal Nature, the CCDC Army Research Laboratory (ARL), which is an element of the U.S. Army, released a study demonstrating a new battery technology based on a […]