Metals Tech

China’s automotive battery giant CATL is happy to license its next-generation technology to automakers and even rival battery makers to accelerate capacity for the battery-electric vehicle industry. That’s the claim of an unnamed spokesman for the company interviewed by new energy vehicle website CnEVPost. It claims CATL is talking with around a dozen automakers for […]

The world’s largest EV battery makers CATL and BYD are pressing ahead with their sodium-ion cell plans, despite that the drastic lithium price drop has made sodium batteries less attractive from a financial standpoint. BYD already announced that it is building a sodium battery plant, and now CATL confirmed that it will press ahead with the second generation […]

A breakthrough in battery lifespan could help speed up the adoption of electric vehicles. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd., the Chinese battery behemoth, announced in April that it had developed a battery with a warranty of up to 932,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) or 15 years, Electrek reported. CATL partnered with Yutung Bus Co. to […]

Roof tiles are becoming a thing of the past: Today, more and more Swiss roofs boast large black and blue rectangles that convert sunlight into electricity. The blueish color comes from silicon crystals, as the majority of solar cells available today are based on this semiconductor material. But silicon is not the only way to […]

A new type of electric bicycle battery is gaining traction in the industry, potentially ushering in unprecedented levels of safety and security for riders. Get ready, because we’re quickly approaching the age of the potted e-bike battery. There’s no doubt that fire safety is an important subject when it comes to e-bike batteries. Despite the […]

At 10,379 MW, California has increased its battery capacity by 1,250% over the last five years – up from 770 MW in 2019. The state is projected to need 52 GW of energy storage to meet its ambitious goal of 100% clean electricity by 2045. Developers plan to add 6,813 MW of battery power storage […]

For a successful clean energy transition in the U.S., the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries must grow substantially. But the U.S. relies heavily on other countries for these materials and is vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has recently launched a collaboration with Toyota Motor North […]

Less than a month after beginning mass production of its new semi-solid-state battery packs, NIO has opened the technology to the public in China to trial this month, ahead of a full rollout of official operations. NIO ($NIO) continues to gain success from passenger EV sales, but it has also spent plenty of time and […]

As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. The same is true when it comes to solar cells working in tandem. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have prepared a roadmap on how to move tandem solar cells—particularly those that mesh different photovoltaic technologies—closer to commercialization. […]

Tesla now says that it expects its own 4680 battery cells to become cheaper than those coming from suppliers by the end of the year. 4680 is a new cell format enabled by new technologies, like tabless cells, developed by Tesla. It was first unveiled in 2020 with promises of enabling significantly lower cost, more […]