Battery

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

US-funded breakthrough battery tech just simply handed over to China

Licencing snafu sends American invention overseas

Science04 Aug 2022 | 59

Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels

Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution

Science29 Jul 2022 | 19

General Motors goes electric with $2.5b US government loan for battery plants

Tesla is not the only biz that can take billions from American taxpayers

Science26 Jul 2022 | 17

China seeks global leadership for home-grown fast charging standards

Officials came right out and said this is all about scoring a global win

Personal Tech26 Jul 2022 | 6

Trees may help power your next electric car

No, we're not reverting to steam power – lignin just makes great cathodes

Science22 Jul 2022 | 24

Panasonic picks Kansas for $4b EV battery plant

Tesla's biggest battery supplier will reportedly hire 4,000 staff

Science14 Jul 2022 | 10

Totaled Tesla goes up in flames three weeks after crash

A pit and 4,500 gallons of water were needed to put it out

Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 173

Toyota wants 'closed loop' EV batteries in its future cars

Automaker wants to develop recycling, remanufacturing processes

Personal Tech21 Jun 2022 | 27

Apple may have to cough up $1bn to Brits in latest iPhone Batterygate claim

Lawsuit took its time, just like your older iOS handset

Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 35

EV battery can reach full charge in 'less than 10 minutes'

Silicon-anode power units could come to market soon, accelerating adoption of electric vehicles

Personal Tech14 Jun 2022 | 151

Lithium production needs investment to keep pace with battery demand

Report says $42b will need to be poured into industry over next decade

Science16 May 2022 | 17

Supercomputer lab swaps lead-acid UPS batteries for alkaline gear

Boffins walk into the Li-ion's den

Systems26 Apr 2022 | 24

Direct lithium extraction technique for greener batteries gains traction

Special method for production gets cash injection from govt, vendors

Science08 Apr 2022 | 37

Panasonic's new strategy: Pump $4.89b into software, EV batteries and more

One year in, CEO Yuki Kusumi wants diversification and growth

Software04 Apr 2022 | 1

We have redundancy, we have batteries, what could possibly go wrong?

On Call Practise makes... less than perfect

On-Prem11 Mar 2022 | 180

AMD claims up to 24 hours of laptop battery life with its latest Ryzen 6000 silicon

Lisa Su tells CES her biz has cracked the daily power cord issue

Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 17

Electric car makers ready to jump into battery recycling amid stuttering supply chains

It's better to get lithium from used batteries than from the ground, says Elon Musk

Offbeat13 Oct 2021 | 189

US road safety watchdog decides against probe into Tesla battery fires

Automaker accused of using software to cover up defects. Regulator says non-crash blazes are 'rare events'

Software05 Oct 2021 | 13

Battery recycling boosted by dentist-style ultrasonics, if manufacturers can cooperate

New technique quicker and greener, but needs batteries to be designed for dismantling

Science01 Jul 2021 | 24

Xiaomi touts Hypercharge 200W charging tech, claims 4,000mAh battery goes from 0 to full in 480 seconds

One of the few differentiators left in the smartphone arena

Personal Tech01 Jun 2021 | 17

Tesla owners win legal fight after software update crippled older Model S batteries

Automaker didn't even bother defending itself

Software24 May 2021 | 273

First Verizon, now T-Mobile: US carrier suggests folks use 2G to save battery

Why are cellular networks so worried about batt life during lockdown?

Networks05 Mar 2021 | 31

Apple slapped with €60m lawsuit from Italian consumer rights org for slowing down CPUs in old iPhones

Third time's a charm? Suebell number three filed by Euroconsumers members

Personal Tech26 Jan 2021 | 41

Apple rummages through pockets, hands out $113m in change to US states to make iPhone slowdown row go away

Arizona-led fight over battery-gate ends in settlement

Personal Tech18 Nov 2020 | 12

Oh Mi: Xiaomi shows off 80W wireless charging, claims battery fully fat again in under 20 minutes

Commercially available? Er.... not yet

Personal Tech20 Oct 2020 | 58

There's a battery-free Game Boy that runs solely on the power of sunlight and the speed of your button-mashing

Video Just not very well

Bootnotes04 Sep 2020 | 32