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Volkswagen Recalls 10,000 ID.3 and ID.4 Units Due to Cell Defects
Volkswagen Recalls 10,000 ID.3 and ID.4 Units Due to Cell Defects

27 Sep 2022, 18:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to nextmove, the manufacturing defect makes the affected cells present increased self-discharge, which reduces the range

 
Russian Gas and Chinese Raw Materials – The EV Shift Will Demand Complex Choices
Russian Gas and Chinese Raw Materials – The EV Shift Will Demand Complex Choices

25 Sep 2022, 07:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Germany learned it should not depend on a dictator with imperialist ambitions in the worst way possible. Relying on China may hold similar traps.

 
Iron Workers and Graders Abound As Ford's BlueOval City Begins To Take Shape
Iron Workers and Graders Abound As Ford's BlueOval City Begins To Take Shape

23 Sep 2022, 20:14 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Ford Motor Company reasserts its commitment to the electric vehicle movement by beginning construction of an electric vehicle manufacturing facility

 
Sakuú and NGK Partnership Shows Spark Plug Companies May Have a Future Making Batteries
Sakuú and NGK Partnership Shows Spark Plug Companies May Have a Future Making Batteries

22 Sep 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The battery startup will make its 3D-printed solid-state cell with the help of the expertise the Japanese spark plug supplier has with ceramic materials.

 
A New EV Battery Design From Korea Promises Fast Charging by Storing Ions in a Hollow Core
A New EV Battery Design From Korea Promises Fast Charging by Storing Ions in a Hollow Core

21 Sep 2022, 13:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Scientists in South Korea have managed to solve one of the major problems of lithium-metal batteries using a creative solution

 
Teardowns Show Tesla's 4680 Cells Are Just Big and Ordinary NMC 811 Batteries
Teardowns Show Tesla's 4680 Cells Are Just Big and Ordinary NMC 811 Batteries

18 Sep 2022, 17:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Taylor Ogan made a Twitter thread to show that all the promises Tesla made about the new battery did not turn into reality

 
ONE Gemini Architecture Will Use Anode-Free Cells to Reach 600 Miles of Range
ONE Gemini Architecture Will Use Anode-Free Cells to Reach 600 Miles of Range

16 Sep 2022, 18:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Little by little, we are joining the small pieces of information Our Next Energy (ONE) is releasing about its hybrid battery pack

 
Japan Proved All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries Work in the Vacuum of Space
Japan Proved All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries Work in the Vacuum of Space

15 Sep 2022, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese space agency JAXA successfully charges and discharges an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery in the vacuum of space

 
BMW Develops Its Own 4680 Cells, Contracts CATL and EVE Energy to Build Them
BMW Develops Its Own 4680 Cells, Contracts CATL and EVE Energy to Build Them

9 Sep 2022, 10:25 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The two Chinese suppliers and the German brand will build six 20-GWh new battery factories: two in China, two in Europe, and two in the USMCA area

 
Tesla Is Looking to Control Lithium Supply Chain by Becoming a Miner
Tesla Is Looking to Control Lithium Supply Chain by Becoming a Miner

9 Sep 2022, 09:17 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / China virtually has the keys to the castle when it comes to refining lithium ore and that is causing headaches for U.S. electric car companies

 
StoreDot Shipped First EV Battery Samples to Partners, Will Charge 100 Miles in 5 Minutes
StoreDot Shipped First EV Battery Samples to Partners, Will Charge 100 Miles in 5 Minutes

8 Sep 2022, 11:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After demonstrating the technology this spring, StoreDot started shipping the samples of its 100in5 300-Wh/kg EV batteries to partners as scheduled

 
Toyota Will Upgrade Two Engine Plants in Japan to Also Produce Batteries
Toyota Will Upgrade Two Engine Plants in Japan to Also Produce Batteries

7 Sep 2022, 09:19 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company said the idea is to have a “multi-powertrain production system to help provide a wide range of options.” The true goal is to keep jobs

 
Tesla's 4680 Cells Could Cut 10% off the Cost of a Model Y, but There's a Problem
Tesla's 4680 Cells Could Cut 10% off the Cost of a Model Y, but There's a Problem

6 Sep 2022, 15:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Experts say Tesla could cut $5,500 from the Model Y battery costs thanks to the bigger 4680 cells and a new production technique, but ramping up is difficult

 
Our Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Paradoxically Risks Derailing Our Sustainable Future
Our Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Paradoxically Risks Derailing Our Sustainable Future

6 Sep 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / With fossil fuels phase-out, there goes the best way we know to produce sulfur, a mineral used in agriculture and mining of critical battery materials

 
U.S. Government Aims To Solve the Battery Recycling Problem, Pours $335 Million Into It
U.S. Government Aims To Solve the Battery Recycling Problem, Pours $335 Million Into It

1 Sep 2022, 18:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Department of Energy wants feedback on Li-Ion battery recycling as it plans to launch a $335-million investment program

 
A New Molten Salt Battery Promises To Outperform Li-Ion in Every Way, but There's a Catch
A New Molten Salt Battery Promises To Outperform Li-Ion in Every Way, but There's a Catch

1 Sep 2022, 11:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new discovery indicates that the Aluminum-Sulfur might be the best chemistry for fast-charging, cost-effective and high-density batteries, but there’s a catch

 
Toyota Commits Billions More to Battery Manufacturing
Toyota Commits Billions More to Battery Manufacturing

31 Aug 2022, 11:16 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Toyota may be a late entrant into investing more heavily in electric automotive battery manufacturing, but today's announcement is a step in the right direction

 
Insurer Removes Tesla's Battery and Uses Pyrotechnics to Prove EV Batteries Catch Fire
Insurer Removes Tesla's Battery and Uses Pyrotechnics to Prove EV Batteries Catch Fire

31 Aug 2022, 08:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Insurance company AXA set up a test to prove EV batteries are dangerous, but the Tesla Model S used for the demonstration had the batteries removed beforehand

 
The IRA Will Turn U.S. Li-Ion Battery Factories Into Giant Money Printing Machines
The IRA Will Turn U.S. Li-Ion Battery Factories Into Giant Money Printing Machines

30 Aug 2022, 10:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Inflation Reduction act is not only about EVs tax credits but also about battery production coming to the U.S. with incentives as big as $35 per kWh

 
A Simple Software Tweak Could Significantly Cut Charging Time for Modern EVs
A Simple Software Tweak Could Significantly Cut Charging Time for Modern EVs

29 Aug 2022, 11:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A simple tweak of the charging algorithms could allow electric vehicles to charge from zero to 90% in a matter of minutes, scientists found