A good kind of disorder: Boffins boost capacitor tech by disturbing dipoles Breakthrough could – eventually – impact smartphone and mobile computing Science30 Jan 2025 | 30
British boffins build diamond battery capable of working for a millennium or five Video Carbon-14 decay could be coming to an implant in you Science08 Dec 2024 | 49
EU buyers still shunning pure electric vehicles, prefer hybrids Dual power source beat petrol-only autos for second month running Personal Tech22 Nov 2024 | 170
NIST trains AI to hear the 'oh crap' moment before batteries explode Machine learning used to separate opening a can of soda from something catastrophic Science18 Nov 2024 | 26
Euro execs extend net zero timescales amid energy cost and supply crunch Environmental, social, and governance? Cutting money spent on power is CEOs' priority On-Prem07 Nov 2024 | 37
South Korean lithium battery plant blaze kills at least 23 National Fire Agency responds with inspection of 213 batt-related workplaces On-Prem25 Jun 2024 | 16
Tiny solid-state battery promises to pack a punch in pocket gadgets TDK tech envisioned as successor to button cells – if it works as promised Science18 Jun 2024 | 72
Sodium ion batteries: Yet another innovation poised to be dominated by China Interview Coming SiB boom will be a Chinese one while the West is years behind, industry watcher tells us On-Prem06 Jun 2024 | 48
Biden cranks up the heat on China with wall of tech tariffs It's not just EVs – semiconductors, batteries, and solar cells all hiked Systems15 May 2024 | 19
Samsung shows off battery tech it says will see you gone in nine minutes Might help to set spluttering EV market on fire. Won't catch fire thanks to built-in vents Personal Tech25 Apr 2024 | 201
Blackstone wants to plug hyperscale datacenter into former Britishvolt battery site Plans to plant $12B bitbarn where homegrown renewables hope once lived On-Prem16 Apr 2024 | 49
Canadian arrested for 'stealing secret' to speedy Tesla battery production Special tech allegedly lets Musk's assembly lines produce 5-10 times more kit than rivals Personal Tech20 Mar 2024 | 57
Korea's SK Innovation liquidates Chinese battery subsidiary The Chaebol that also runs chipmaker SK hynix lacks energy to run multiple middle kingdom entities Offbeat14 Mar 2024 |
Toyota, Samsung accelerate toward better EV batteries Korean champ promises solid state kit that makes Li-Ion look flat by 2027 Science07 Mar 2024 | 23
New solvent might end winter charging blues for EV owners Subzero temperatures and batteries don't mix – but there may be a solution Science28 Feb 2024 | 55
Europe's deepest mine to become Europe's deepest battery 2 MWh of energy storage using dirt, winches, and cables set to be installed in Finland Science08 Feb 2024 | 89
Tesla owners in deep freeze discover the cold, hard truth about EVs Not all batteries like subzero temperatures Offbeat16 Jan 2024 | 383
Can you dig it? Samsung buys chunk of a Canadian nickel mining company Korean giant wants a local source of the stuff needed to build batteries Offbeat16 Jan 2024 | 1
A ship carrying 800 tonnes of Li-Ion batteries caught fire. What could possibly go wrong? Less than you might imagine, thankfully Offbeat02 Jan 2024 | 80
Honda cooks up an electric motorbike menu, with sides of connectivity Plans buffet of components you can assemble into a dream machine Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 37
Meta yanks VR headset's strap-on booster battery after charging bricks it A misbehaving Li-ion on your noggin - what could possibly go wrong? Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 6
Lenovo's USB-C Power Banks pack more heat than expected Recall issued for fiery surprise Personal Tech23 Nov 2023 | 18
Boffins claim invention of rechargable, biodegradable, supercapacitor drug pump Lab rats absorb widget after getting their dose Science21 Nov 2023 | 16
White House hopes to power up American battery factories with $3.5B fund Now that's the kind of current affairs we're into Public Sector16 Nov 2023 | 18
Fujitsu-backed FDK claims nickel zinc batteries ready for use in UPSes Might be great for the datacenter, but not likely to be in EVs anytime soon On-Prem15 Nov 2023 | 28
Batterygate bound for Blighty as UK court approves billion-dollar Apple compensation case 24 million more angry iPhone users get their turn to give iGiant a kicking Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 47
DoD hopes $30M BEACONS will light the way to next-gen American battery designs And less than half the cost of a single F-35 – bargain! Science19 Sep 2023 | 8
Lithium goldrush hits sleepy Oregon-Nevada border Deposit in 19-million-year old caldera could dwarf sources in Bolivia, Chile and Australia Science11 Sep 2023 | 20
China's top EV battery maker announced a breakthrough, but top boffin isn't convinced 400km range after 10 minutes charging sounds great. Shame the details are thin Science24 Aug 2023 | 96
Nikola recalls electric truck fleet over battery fires Updated You can still drive 'em, but park outside for ... OTA updates, says EV maker Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 6
Charging your iPhone literally costs Apple millions as Batterygate saga slams shut Estimated payments of $65 can now be distributed to those who filed a claim in 2018 lawsuit Personal Tech15 Aug 2023 | 23
Panasonic liquidates its liquid crystal display business Here’s your metaphor for the state of the world: factory will be re-used to make EV batteries Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 7
Chinese battery maker for the stars of the EV world suddenly wants to be seen powering human rights As allegations of forced labour circulate, CATL goes for a jolt of social responsibility Legal12 Jul 2023 | 4
NASA and miners face off over lithium deposits at satellite calibration site There's smartphone batteries to be mined, but at what cost? Science26 Jun 2023 | 17
After decades contributing to science, John Goodenough powers down Obit The American lithium-ion battery inventor has died aged 100 Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 21
Another redesign on the cards for iPhone as EU rules call for removable batteries They're changing it wrong, aren't they Apple? Personal Tech20 Jun 2023 | 259
Bookings open for first all-electric flights around Scandinavia … in 2028 You'll need to be fast to score one of 30 tickets for planes that don't go very far Offbeat02 Jun 2023 | 50
Tesla batteries went from fully charged to fully disabled after botched patch, lawsuit claims Electric automaker has twice settled similar suits before they made it to trial Software16 May 2023 | 104
Boffins interrogate sodium ion battery stability mystery The mechanism still isn't completely understood, but research could help resolve SIB lifespan problems Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week15 May 2023 | 7
Unlike your iPhone, Apple's batterygate controversy refuses to die iGiant now battles to kill off $2B UK class-action suit Personal Tech03 May 2023 | 45
US EV latest: GM, Hyundai compete – in battery plant announcements Qualifying for tax credits will only get tougher, so better plan that state-side manufacturing push now Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week25 Apr 2023 | 8
Chinese company claims it's built batteries so dense they can power electric airplanes But Dr Rachid Yazami, one of the key minds behind lithium-ion batteries, thinks this could be hot air Science20 Apr 2023 | 146
Microsoft wants to export 'grid-interactive' Dublin datacenter setup It's all about being 'aware' of effect power consumption has on energy networks On-Prem24 Feb 2023 | 7
Unplug that Anker battery pack now: House blaze sparks recall Send them back? God no, throw them away, says maker Personal Tech17 Feb 2023 | 35
Used EV car batteries find new life storing solar power in California Putting theory into practice, hopefully without a lithium fire Systems08 Feb 2023 | 40
US and EU looking to create 'critical minerals club' to ensure their own supplies Euro players unhappy about American green tech subsidies... and everybody's worried about China Systems08 Feb 2023 | 23
Tesla eyes Nevada for Semi electric truck plant, battery factory Two facilities to cost $3.6B, some truckers unimpressed with the machines Offbeat25 Jan 2023 | 25
Flaming USB battery halts flight from Taiwan to Singapore And that’s why aviation authorities don’t allow power banks in checked luggage Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 32
Apple jacks up Mac, iPhone, iPad battery replacement fees Prices blowing up makes a change from, well, you know Systems03 Jan 2023 | 5
US postal service electrifyies its next-gen delivery fleet Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor lack of gas will stay these NGDVs from carbon-free completion of their appointed rounds Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 31
Microsoft takes a punt on silicon battery startup If electric car ownership keeps going up, they’ll be coining it Science15 Dec 2022 | 9
US Department of Energy 'flooring the accelerator' with $2.5bn battery loan on battery plants General Motors and LG building three manufacturing sites for energy security On-Prem13 Dec 2022 | 10
Massive energy storage system goes online in UK 196MWh installation has capacity to power 300,000 homes for two hours Systems24 Nov 2022 | 169
iFixit stabs batteries – for science – so you don't have to The point? To demonstrate the safety of lithium-ion power packs when handled properly Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 67
Never mind the Saudis: Here's a new OPEC for EV battery metals Countries propose grouping in cartel as demand for EVs continues to rise Offbeat31 Oct 2022 | 22
GM: Seeing as all y'all like our electric cars, we'll double output next year EV sales still barely more than fringe in USA Offbeat26 Oct 2022 | 32
Founder of zero-emissions truck venture Nikola found guilty of $1b fraud Verdict in for trial where promo vid showed gravity rather than batteries or fuel cells keeping electric truck moving Science19 Oct 2022 | 26
GM races after Tesla with battery pack tech and solar deal Gah, for a few milliseconds there, we were willing a cold, faceless corporation to succeed Science12 Oct 2022 | 8
China spins up giant battery built with US-patented tech World's largest VRFB was built with inadvertent help from the Department of Energy Science30 Sep 2022 | 64
Tesla Megapack battery ignites at substation after less than 6 months It's better to burn out than to fade away Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 219
US, Mexico to align chip and lithium supply chains to amp EV production Trump wanted a wall, Biden wants batteries Systems14 Sep 2022 | 4
Toyota plans to spend up to $2.5b expanding North Carolina EV battery factory All part of an extra 40GWh of production capacity in US, Japan by 2026 Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 1