Automakers are increasingly turning to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for affordable EVs, and packs with that chemistry can benefit from a different charging regimen than that usually used for the currently dominant nickel manganese cobalt (NMC…
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Batteries on wheels: If Australia really wants smart EVs with V2G, it will have to say so
Australia may no longer be a dumping ground for the world’s most polluting cars, but it will need to get its settings right to avoid being a dumping ground for dumb EVs.
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GM-Samsung $3.5B battery plant coming to Indiana
Samsung SDI on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with General Motors for a joint EV battery factory in Indiana. First reported by Reuters, the deal calls for the two companies to invest $3.5 billion in the factory, which targets annual producti…
Tesla highlights key battery power milestone in Texas
Tesla has highlighted an important milestone in the deployment of battery power in Texas this month, as solar and energy storage systems continue to become utilized in increasing volumes. On Monday, the Tesla Energy account on X reposted an energy deployment milestone from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the vast majority […]
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Electric vehicle battery fires—what to know and how to react
It’s very rare, but lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles can catch fire.
Battery maker Northvolt shutting down R&D in California
Swedish battery firm Northvolt is shutting down a research and development facility working on lithium-metal batteries in California and moving all development work to its R&D hub in Vasteras, Sweden, the company said Tuesday. Northvolt had been co…
Chinese EV maker Zeekr claims to have made the fastest charging EV batteries
Zeekr says its new electric vehicle batteries enable an EV to be charged from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in just 10.5 minutes – the fastest in the world.
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Porsche deploys battery system at German plant using second-life Taycan batteries
German carmaker Porsche has unveiled a new 5MW/10MWh battery at its Leipzig factory that uses 4,400 second-life Taycan battery modules.
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EV battery costs dropped 90% in last 15 years
The average price of a lithium-ion battery pack for a light-duty EV has decreased 90% over the past 15 years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates. In 2023, the DOE estimates pack prices averaged $139/kwh on a usable-energy basis for productio…
Porsche gives used Taycan batteries second life powering plant
Used Taycan batteries are helping power Porsche’s Leipzig factory in Germany The batteries are from pre-production vehicles that were used for testing Porsche said the batteries provide up to 5 MW of energy After they’ve degraded too much for continued…
