New EV batteries are making electric cars cheaper and safer
Lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) batteries last longer, cost less and have fewer fires than the nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) ...
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First-ever magnesium battery for cars unveiled — It’s the end of hydrogen fuel cells
The first magnesium battery for cars is here! Discover how this breakthrough could replace lithium-ion batteries and hydrogen ...
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The Electric Car Conundrum: Is This Really the Future We Want?
Battery Manufacturing Impact Electric vehicles (EVs) rely heavily on lithium-ion batteries to store and deliver power. The ...
People bought a lot more used electric vehicles in 2024. Here's what to know before you buy.
The General analyzed Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book data to explore what consumers need to know before buying a used ...
Widow of designer who died in fiery Tesla crash sues automaker claiming car had ‘defective design’
Exclusive: Sarah-Mai Miller is suing Tesla after her husband’s Model Y burst into flames and trapped the 47-year-old inside ...
EV battery company Akasol to lay off 188 metro Detroit workers
Akasol, a wholly owned subsidiary of auto supplier BorgWarner Inc., will close two locations and shed 188 workers by April 2025.
Solid-State Batteries Are In ‘Trailblazer’ Mode. What's Holding Them Up?
“We’re in the mode of trailblazing the breakthroughs to move them closer to automotive applications,” Siyu Huang, the CEO of ...
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The LA fires burned a lot of lithium-ion batteries. What does that say about a clean energy future?
Lithium–ion batteries have been making headlines since the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out a month ago. From ...
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EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
The deadly wildfire that ravaged Lahaina, Hawaii, in 2023, destroyed more than 2,000 buildings, which took the agency more ...
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Research Corner: Lithium-Ion Battery Heat Release Rate and Explosion Hazards
Daniel Madrzykowski and Nathaniel Sauer provide the details of the Fire Safety Research Institute's testing that shed more ...
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How the EPA is handling the unprecedented lithium-ion battery removal in wildfire burn areas
The EPA Phase 1 removal process involves clearing hazardous materials from properties, including widely used lithium ion ...
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BlueSG car catches fire along BKE, 1 person sustains minor burn injury
Electric vehicle fires have a higher risk of reignition due to the nature of lithium-ion batteries. A BlueSG electric vehicle caught fire along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) on Feb. 17 at about ...