battery technology, Tag

It sounds like science fiction, or at the very least vaporware, but zinc-air batteries are a technology that now allows more power density to be packed into batteries for power storage...

Between limited mileage range and mining of rare earth minerals, battery issues have been a major sticking point for widespread adoption of electric vehicles...

General Motors is joining the list of big automakers picking their horses in the race to develop better batteries for electric vehicles with its lead of a $139 million investment into the lithium-metal battery developer,...

Volkswagen AG is gearing up to seize the top spot as the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer with plans announced Monday to have six 40 gigawatt hour (GWh) battery cell production plants in operation in Europe...

Tesla held its Battery Day event on Tuesday to discuss a variety of innovations it has developed and is pursuing in battery technology for its vehicles...

Sila Nanotechnologies and its battery materials manufacturing technology are now worth more than $1 billion. The company, which announced a $170 million funding led by Daimler and a partnership with the famed German automaker,...

Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a new water-based zinc battery that is safer than a traditional lithium-ion battery, but which doesn't sacrifice power or usability...

UPS has announced major investments in its vehicle-charging infrastructure as the company moves to electrify its London fleet, one of the largest in the world...

Scientists have created the world's first working rechargeable proton battery. Designed as an environmentally friendly alternative to lithium ion batteries, it could even store more energy — with further development. Lead...

Scientists at MIT have created a new unconventional material that is highly effective at storing and releasing heat energy — and could be used as a battery...

The E-Fan X is a hybrid-electric jet plane that may herald a new era of electric power in transportation. Designed by a consortium that includes Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens, the E-Fan X will offer partially electric powered...

It might sound too good to be true - but Fisker is working on an electric vehicle battery that can charge up to 100% in just one minute. They've reportedly made a breakthrough in solid-state batteries - and their technology...

Elon Musk, CEO and co-founder of Tesla, has made clear his company is willing and capable of rebuilding Puerto Rico's power grid from the ground up. "The Tesla team has done this for many smaller islands around the world,"...

As Puerto Rico assesses the full extent of hurricane damage and continues its long, challenging road to recovery, energy companies from around the world, such as Sonnen GmbH of Germany, are stepping in to assist...

Most electric vehicles can't yet travel as far as gas-fueled vehicles on one battery charge, but they could edge much closer thanks to a new lithium-ion battery from Japan...