Lithium-ion batteries, once prohibitively expensive, have seen a dramatic price drop of over 97% per kilowatt-hour since the 1990s. This has made electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable and competitive withContinue Reading
US automakers were concerned last year when China imposed export restrictions on graphite, a key component in electric vehicle batteries. However, the industry is now preparing for new batteries thatContinue Reading
Time shifting plays a crucial role in the solar power revolution as it enables the storage of renewable energy produced at one time for use at another time. In theContinue Reading
Shipping containers are currently quite common around the world, and they may be transported by truck, rail, or ship. However, the requirements of the objects contained within such containers mightContinue Reading
Electric vehicle (EV) batteries frequently outlive the cars for which they were designed. So the question is, what can we do with them to make EVs more environmentally friendly, givenContinue Reading
Graphmatech, Graphenea, and Northvolt, three young and ambitious firms, claim a “breakthrough in battery recycling” after fulfilling their objective of “up-cycling end-of-life EV batteries into graphene oxide at industrial pilotContinue Reading
Volkswagen has opened a pilot fast-charging park at its Zwickau vehicle plant in Germany, powered primarily by a power storage container (PSC). The PSC is a massive electricity storage unitContinue Reading
More EVs are good for the environment. After all, according to a 2020 Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) study, the lifecycle global warming emissions of electric vehicles are significantly lowerContinue Reading
