Officials warn about fire dangers for electric vehicle batteries after fatal Cybertruck crash
While the cause of the deadly crash in Piedmont is under investigation, firefighters are finding themselves in tricky ...
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Sodium-Ion vs. Lithium: How the Safer Alternative Could Change the EV Landscape
Concerns over lithium-ion batteries rise due to EV fires, leading to interest in safer, cheaper sodium-ion alternatives.
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Researchers make breakthrough in lithium-ion battery technology that will enhance our everyday devices — including electric vehicles
Nickel-rich complex layered oxides are commonly used to make cathodes within LIBs. Cathodes allow current to flow out of a ...
US proposes $7.54 billion loan to Stellantis, Samsung SDI battery joint venture
The U.S. Energy Department said Monday it is proposing to loan up to $7.54 billion to a joint venture of automaker Stellantis ...
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Scientists develop first-of-its-kind, skeleton-inspired battery that could revolutionize electric cars: 'The best ever made in the world'
"We have succeeded in creating a battery made of carbon fiber composite that is as stiff as aluminum and energy-dense enough to be used commercially. Just like a human skeleton, the battery has ...
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Breakthrough EV battery tech achieves 0 to 80% charge in just 15 minutes
Researchers have revolutionized lithium-ion battery design, enabling EVs to charge from 0 to 80% in just 15 minutes.
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Electric vehicle fires: How worried should we really be?
Electric vehicles (EVs) bring not just environmental promise, but also raise critical safety questions chief among them, the ...
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Feds Approve $7.54B Loan for Battery Plants in Kokomo, Boosting Indiana Jobs and Tech Education in a Giant Leap for U.S. EV Market
The U.S. Department of Energy conditionally loans $7.54 billion to StarPlus Energy for EV battery plants in Indiana.
To Battle Electric-Car Blazes, Firefighters Have Had to Learn New Skills
Fire can happen in any vehicle, but emergency response is different for an EV. The Boston Fire Department shows us how.
Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones
Although 70% of the world’s reserves of lithium carbonate (from which it is mined) are in Argentina, Australia and Chile, ...
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Lithium-ion battery fires: Officials have this warning
A rise in lithium-ion battery-related fires has Palm Beach County Fire Rescue sending out a warning. Many of the hottest ...