Honda wants in on the lucrative energy storage market. This week it began producing batteries destined for data centers, not driveways.
GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.
A commercial sodium-ion battery used in China is getting closer to Tesla-style performance, with cheaper materials and a double-aluminum design that could challenge lithium-ion in cost-sensitive EVs and grid storage.
Costs for solar panels are expected to drop another 30% in the coming decade, helping the tech cement its lead in energy markets.
Ascend Elements said that it will be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the wake of a canceled government grant and a challenging market for lithium-ion batteries.
The startup’s new BAM-3 facility can make enough silicon anode material annually to supply about 100,000 long-range EVs.
The Chinese automaker’s new Blade Battery 2.0 is capable of charging at up to 1.5 megawatts, dramatically slashing the time it takes to fill up.
China’s new liquid-solid lithium battery maintains 85% capacity at -34°C, overcoming a major weakness of conventional cells and opening the door for drones and EVs.
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The administration’s $12 billion stockpile of critical minerals is aimed at blunting China’s influence. But it also revels the direction of the global economy.