A strategy for the future of batteries Batteries are the backbone of Europe’s future energy system, its industrial base and its defence readiness. Europe is embedding them across systems at record pace while producing almost none of the key inputs. All of that is supported by public money. This paper sets out the … [continued]
The US startup Sila has widened its field from EV batteries to include military and industrial applications, earning a $1.4 billion conditional loan commitment from the US Department of Defense.
Sodium-ion batteries are one of the hot new things in the EV and broader cleantech industry. They are providing a next era of electrification. That even includes electric mining trucks now! Hina Battery and Shaanxi Tonly Heavy Industries are collaborating on these mining trucks, which are reportedly the first such … [continued]
Imports of Chinese batteries, which face virtually no tariffs, increased seven fold. The EU’s electric car tariffs succeeded in reducing the market share of EVs made in China, according to T&E analysis of the trade measures. But while the share of electric cars produced in China by western brands fell, imports … [continued]
My electric EZ Go golf cart got a new Vatrer LFP battery this week. Gone forever are lead acid battery hassles.
Anyone who follows electric vehicles understands there is an active, if not robust, used electric vehicle market. Battery health is top of mind for many potential buyers because no one wants to buy a used EV to find out the battery needs to be replaced or requires repairs. Similarly, no … [continued]
Donut Lab’s latest video reveals a novel manufacturing method. Speculation has swirled around the methods and sources of Donut Lab’s batteries since their introduction. We now have word from them supporting some of the sleuthing that has revealed a different manufacturing method — but first, we need to take a … [continued]
The Michigan-based battery energy storage technology startup Volt Harbor has raised $2 million in seed money. The company makes a modular, software-defined energy storage platform for data centers and the grid. Volt Harbor’s technology works with EV batteries, which are in abundant supply and are growing in quantity. When electric … [continued]
The new law should have a laser sharp focus on what needs to be onshored and localised. By Julia Poliscanova and Diane Strauss Another one bites the dust. Morrow Batteries is the latest in the sad saga of EU battery start-ups that have gone bankrupt. The company was burning through … [continued]
The Philippines may hold one of the world’s largest nickel reserves — a critical ingredient in electric vehicle batteries — but EVs still account for only about 1 percent of vehicles on its roads. That contradiction now sits at the center of the country’s transportation debate as lawmakers push for … [continued]
