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Researchers Develop Conductive Polymer Coating to Extend EV Battery Life

Researchers Develop Conductive Polymer Coating to Extend EV Battery Life

Researchers from California’s Berkeley Lab unveil a new polymer coating to improve the performance and lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries for…


Are Carmakers Building the Wrong EVs?

Are Carmakers Building the Wrong EVs?

Are automakers worldwide gearing up to build the wrong electric vehicles? 


BritishVolt Rescued by Australian Start-up

BritishVolt Rescued by Australian Start-up

Hot on the heels of its bankruptcy announcement, the U.K. battery startup has been purchased by an Australian battery maker. 


Self-taught Battery Inventor: Stanford Ovshinsky

Self-taught Battery Inventor: Stanford Ovshinsky

This amazing self-taught inventor was instrumental in developing batteries for hybrid and all-electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and…


General Motors 2023 Preview

General Motors 2023 Preview

Led by its Bolt EV and EUV models, General Motors recently announced its end-of-year sales milestones and offered a preview of its 2023 EV business…


Mercedes-Benz Joins Tesla With its own EV Charging Network

Mercedes-Benz Joins Tesla With its own EV Charging Network

Following the lead of Tesla, Mercedes-Benz wants to make its EV owners feel special.


Sony Honda Mobility: All the FEELs on Wheels

Sony Honda Mobility: All the FEELs on Wheels

A new joint venture called Sony Honda Mobility, Inc. will build its AFEELA sedan in 2026.


Wolfspeed Expands SiC Wafer Supply Agreement With Leading Power Semiconductor Company

Wolfspeed Expands SiC Wafer Supply Agreement With Leading Power Semiconductor Company

Demand for SiC products remains strong across multiple industries as Wolfspeed aggressively expands SiC production to multiple facilities.


12 High-end Electric Vehicles Turning Heads for 2023

12 High-end Electric Vehicles Turning Heads for 2023

The complaint is that electric vehicles cost too much, but carmakers keep bringing on more expensive models. Here are 12 of the most…


EV Charging: What’s Broken and How Tesla Has the Fix

EV Charging: What’s Broken and How Tesla Has the Fix

As electric vehicles become more popular, having a reliable and ubiquitous charging infrastructure becomes increasingly important. But it’s not…


Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Excess Lithium Salts Could Result in Fireproof Batteries

Adding an excess amount of lithium salts to a semi-solid electrolyte results in a lithium-ion battery that is less likely to burst into flames.


EE Power’s Top 10 News Stories in 2022: From EVs to Honeybees

EE Power’s Top 10 News Stories in 2022: From EVs to Honeybees

Cutting electric vehicle charging time to minutes and watching the flight behavior of honeybees to aid wind turbine positioning. Those are a few of…


Vietnamese Automaker VinFast Brings its First EVs to the U.S.

Vietnamese Automaker VinFast Brings its First EVs to the U.S.

The first of VinFast’s electric vehicles will be shipped from Japan, but eventually, the startup company will manufacture its EV SUVs in North…


5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

5 Hot Sustainable-tech Trends of 2022

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at the year’s top sustainable technology innovations. Here are five of the top trends.


AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

AI Allows Examination of More Than 31 Million New Materials

A new database contains millions of never-before-existing materials that could provide breakthroughs for lithium-ion batteries.


Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Volvo Cousin ZEEKR Partners With Waymo for Autonomous Taxis

Chinese automaker Geely’s luxury electric vehicle brand ZEEKR will take the lead on building robotaxis that will roll out in Los Angeles,…


Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

Using EVs as Mobile Battery Storage Could Boost Decarbonization

MIT researchers have published a paper on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, which allows electric vehicles to return energy to the power grid and…


Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Researchers Create Optical Sensor to Detect Hydrogen Leaks

Swedish and Dutch researchers recently invented an artificial intelligence-enabled optical sensor to detect hydrogen leaks. The technology can be…


NASA Technology Could Deliver 5-minute EV Charging

NASA Technology Could Deliver 5-minute EV Charging

One key to ultra-fast charging is cooling the cable. A liquid-to-vapor cooling system tested in space may find its way into ground-based ultra-fast…


Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Turning Waste Paper Into Battery Anode Materials

Using high temperatures, researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have found a way to turn paper and cardboard into…