BMW and Ford lead funding round in solid-state battery developer Solid Power and will expand joint development agreements with the company.
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How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price
Mainstream take up of electric vehicles will depend on success of lithium-ion batteries and efforts to increase energy density and reduce manufacturing costs.
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Li-ion battery cost improvements grossly underestimated, MIT report says
MIT report finds rate of improvement for lithium-ion cell price grossly underestimated, because most analyses only measure one battery performance characteristic.
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EV battery material firm Novonix strengthen ties with Dalhousie University
Electric vehicle battery material firm Novonix inks five-year deal with battery researchers at Dalhousie University.
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New salt-based battery could revolutionise electric cars
Researchers design new type of rechargeable battery using salt as key ingredient which they say could extend range, be fully recyclable, and be cheaper to make.
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Warmed-up electric car batteries could be cheaper, safer and last two million miles
Researchers say warmed-up LFP batteries – the same chemistry used in China-made Tesla Model 3 – could be safer, cheaper and last for 3.6 million km of driving.
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“Major breakthrough”: QuantumScape hails test results of solid state batteries
New solid state battery cells developed by VW-backed QuantumScape ticks three major boxes that could, if commercialised, blow away capabilities of today’s EV batteries.
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Tesla research chief Jeff Dahn says two million mile battery possible – and needed for V2G
Head of Tesla’s battery research team, Jeff Dahn, says that a 3.6 million kilometre battery is not only possible, but also necessary for the grid and other transport options.
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Musk says Battery Day will affect production of Cybertruck, Semi and Roadster
With less than 24 hours left until Tesla’s Battery Day, Tesla boss Elon Musk gives biggest hint yet at what the day may reveal.
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Toyota is working on 1,000km EV battery with Kyoto Uni
Toyota is working on an electric vehicle battery that it says would allow a car to drive 1,000 km in normal driving conditions.
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