Could an electric vehicle travel from Seoul to Busan and back on a single charge? Could drivers stop worrying about battery ...

Cathodes play a dominant role in defining cell energy density, and also make up a significant proportion of cell costs, due to the use of high-cost metals such as cobalt, nickel and lithium. Standard ...

A lithium-ion battery may have fewer parts than a combustion engine, but it's no less complex. It involves an intricate interplay of materials that influences an electric vehicle’s range, charging ...

Conventional batteries have anodes and cathodes, but a new design from the University of Chicago and the University of California San Diego lacks an anode. While this has been done before, according ...

Lithium-metal anode-free batteries promise higher energy density and longevity, but their biggest problem is the dendrites that form inside the battery and ruin it. QuantumScape claims it solved this ...

Chances are you've owned a battery-powered device at some point in your life that's let you down. Maybe it was a cordless drill with a sudden lack of torque, or a smartphone that had you reaching for ...

Solid-state batteries promise to elevate Li-Ion batteries to new highs, thanks to the advantages of using solid electrolytes. Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have discovered that ...

Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage company, has unveiled a very interesting anode-free lithium-ion battery cell, with an exceptionally high energy density. The company claims that ...

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt will work to use anode made from lignin-based hard carbon, sourced from Nordic forest wood material, in battery production. A pilot plant exists for the ...

Along with a new federal tax credit that rewards automakers that use minerals produced in America, China’s export controls are boosting the U.S. auto industry’s interest in domestically sourced ...

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will be recycling production scrap for batteries going into General Motors electric vehicles. The ...

A concept version of the electric Mercedes EQG in Munich, Germany, debuted in September 2021. Mercedes-Benz intends to use a high-efficiency battery anode in a new electric SUV that will be supplied ...