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California School Buses Get a V2G Boost

California School Buses Get a V2G Boost

A grant-funded project in California will install bidirectional chargers supporting nearly two dozen all-electric school buses.


News Apr 18, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Heavy Lifting: Komatsu Tests Sodium-Ion Batteries for Forklifts

Heavy Lifting: Komatsu Tests Sodium-Ion Batteries for Forklifts

Komatsu has introduced an electric forklift powered by sodium-ion batteries, offering safer and more affordable operation.


News Apr 12, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Closing an Infrastructure Gap: XFC EV Batteries

Closing an Infrastructure Gap: XFC EV Batteries

StoreDot has partnered with EVE Energy to mass-produce extreme fast-charging Li-ion batteries to accelerate electric vehicle adoption.


News Apr 04, 2024 by John Nieman
Google-Backed Startup Plans Data Center Battery Microgrids

Google-Backed Startup Plans Data Center Battery Microgrids

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, a spinoff of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, believes battery-powered microgrids will ease the energy stress…


News Mar 29, 2024 by Karen Hanson
VW-Backed Recycling Process Eliminates Black Mass From Batteries

VW-Backed Recycling Process Eliminates Black Mass From Batteries

Liforever, a battery recycling process from 24M Technologies, recovers high-value materials at a lower cost and carbon footprint.


News Mar 28, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
Volvo Adopts Breathe’s Algorithms To Boost Fast-Charging Times

Volvo Adopts Breathe’s Algorithms To Boost Fast-Charging Times

Volvo has partnered with a U.K. company to improve EV charging times by up to 30 percent.


News Mar 28, 2024 by Kevin Clemens
Can Wood Byproducts Prevent Graphite Shortages in Li-ion Batteries?

Can Wood Byproducts Prevent Graphite Shortages in Li-ion Batteries?

Electric vehicles are critical to the collective shift toward cleaner and greener forms of transportation, but the graphite-based components of…


News Mar 25, 2024 by John Nieman
Tesla Unveils Powerwall 3 With Remarkable Peak Power Boost

Tesla Unveils Powerwall 3 With Remarkable Peak Power Boost

Tesla opens Powerwall 3 orders, revealing a peak power of 30 kW.


News Mar 15, 2024 by Jake Hertz
LG Chem To Supply GM With Tons of Battery Cathode Material

LG Chem To Supply GM With Tons of Battery Cathode Material

LG Chem has agreed to supply General Motors with $19 billion worth of battery cathode materials, enough for 5 million battery-electric vehicles.


News Mar 02, 2024 by Mike Falter
Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Modular Batteries Convert Diesel Equipment To Electric

Moog Construction's system offers cost-effective conversion of diesel-powered heavy equipment into zero-emissions vehicles.


News Feb 16, 2024 by Jake Hertz
High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

High-Voltage Charger to Propel Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Demonstrator

A bidirectional mobile charging unit will serve high-power batteries in Pratt & Whitney’s upcoming hybrid-electric flight demonstrator.


News Feb 08, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
NASA To Test High-Performance Batteries for Advanced Air Mobility

NASA To Test High-Performance Batteries for Advanced Air Mobility

Archer Aviation’s lithium-ion battery cells will be tested under extreme conditions to ensure the highest safety for advanced air mobility and…


News Feb 05, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
This is Nuts! Caterpillar Debuts Electrical Harvesting

This is Nuts! Caterpillar Debuts Electrical Harvesting

A partnership between Flory Industries and Caterpillar has led to the launch of a lithium-ion battery-driven electric powertrain for nut harvesting.


News Feb 02, 2024 by David Peterson
StoreDot Creates Battery Cooling for EV Extreme Fast Charging

StoreDot Creates Battery Cooling for EV Extreme Fast Charging

StoreDot’s concept integrates thermal management into the structure of each battery cell. This article discusses the need for cooling in battery…


News Jan 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz
WAVE Wireless Charger Could Combat Cold Weather Effects in EVs

WAVE Wireless Charger Could Combat Cold Weather Effects in EVs

The wireless charging solution is rated at 500 kW and can work in low-negative temperatures.


News Jan 29, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Tools Expedite Battery Materials Research

Microsoft’s Quantum Computing Tools Expedite Battery Materials Research

Laboratory researchers are using Microsoft’s advanced computing tools to screen promising battery materials faster than traditional computation…


News Jan 26, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
LG, Northvolt Target Renewable Energy in Manufacturing

LG, Northvolt Target Renewable Energy in Manufacturing

LG and Northvolt are expanding factories to support electric vehicle infrastructure, batteries, and the supply chain.


News Jan 25, 2024 by Jake Hertz
Energy Storage Tech Ramps Up

Energy Storage Tech Ramps Up

From demand forecasts to new technologies, here’s the latest news in the energy storage market.


News Jan 19, 2024 by Shannon Cuthrell
EV Batteries See Second Life as Energy Storage

EV Batteries See Second Life as Energy Storage

UK-based Allye and SYNETIQ will collaborate to repurpose electric vehicle battery packs to produce battery energy storage systems.


News Jan 11, 2024 by Claire Turvill
LG Chem To Build North America’s Largest Cathode Plant

LG Chem To Build North America’s Largest Cathode Plant

LG Chem’s Tennessee plant will have an annual capacity of 60,000 tons of NCMA cathode materials. This article explores NCMA cathodes, their…


News Jan 08, 2024 by Jake Hertz