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Lithium-ion batteries allowed EVs to finally become viable for the masses. They can store a lot of energy in a relatively small package, allowing EVs to drive more than 100 miles without towing a massive battery trailer with a big cable running alongside the hitch. However, they have their shortcomings. Lithium is an expensive metal, […]

John B. Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping create the lithium-ion battery, used today in a plethora of civilian and military systems, including vehicles, cellphones and laptops. Their advantages include high-energy output, light weight and long lifespan. So important are these batteries to the military that the Defense Department published […]

US automobile manufacturers have been partnering with Chinese firms to build cars. The incoming administration might restrict this. Donald Trump’s imminent return as US president — this time hand in hand with electric-car tycoon Elon Musk — looks likely to reshape the global industries for electric vehicles and batteries. The United States is expected to […]

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL, SHE: 300750) has given a major update to its battery swap business, which was launched about 3 years ago, in an attempt to standardize swapable electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The Chinese power battery giant announced the launch of standardized battery packs for passenger cars and unveiled aggressive infrastructure plans […]

If one obstacle to electric-car adoption is the cost of the batteries, a new survey finds those costs are going down. The price of lithium-ion battery packs has dropped 14% to a record low of $139 per kWh, according to analysis by research provider BloombergNEF. (BNEF is “a research organization that helps energy professionals generate […]

There are plenty of things that go into making an electric vehicle, but one of the most prominent — both in terms of engineering and cost — is the battery that powers the whole thing. By and large, that means lithium-ion batteries, though there’s been an uptick of interest lately in their sodium-ion counterparts. But […]

Battery researchers in South Korea plan to do some lithium crowd controlling inside power packs as part of an effort to make the energy storage units operate more efficiently. And, it seems they have plenty of lithium to maneuver, according to a lab summary from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, published by Newswise. […]

Global average lithium-ion battery pack prices have fallen 20% to US$115 per kWh this year, going below US$100 for electric vehicles (EVs), BloombergNEF said. The 20% drop is the biggest annual fall since 2017, the clean energy market intelligence arm of media company Bloomberg said in its annual Lithium-Ion Battery Price Survey, which found a 14% […]

Nevada’s arid climate and proximity to a potential lithium supply chain are primary reasons why San Jose-based Lyten chose Northern Nevada for its planned lithium sulfur battery manufacturing gigafactory, said Celina Mikolajczak, Lyten’s chief battery technology officer. “I fell in love with Reno a long time ago,” Mikolajczak said. “The developing battery ecosystem is great, […]

The US Department of Energy finalized a $2.26 billion loan for Lithium Americas on Monday to build Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine, one of Washington’s largest mining industry investments and part of a broader push to boost critical minerals production. The loan, provisionally approved in March, is a key part of US President Joe Biden’s […]