Demand for rechargeable batteries will decline for the first time this year, as sales of electric cars—the biggest user—slump with novel coronavirus pummeling the auto industry, according to BloombergNEF forecasts. BatteryContinue Reading
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
Batteries are a critical component of our modern world, powering everything from our smartphones to electric cars but it is very hard to make them smaller and lighter. The fundamentalContinue Reading
To further India’s electric mobility ambition, startup Rechargion Energy, an official spin-off business of CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), has discovered a safer, more sustainable, and economically viable alternative to lithiumContinue Reading
Zinc8 Energy Solutions, a Canadian battery manufacturer, reminds us that, in addition to solid-state batteries, there are other hot new energy storage technologies on the market. Zinc8’s innovative rechargeable zinc-airContinue Reading
Vanadium flow batteries are “good for grid storage.”. Few industries demonstrate this more than the telecoms sector. Most telecommunications systems throughout the world currently rely on lead/acid batteries for backupContinue Reading
Since the first lithium-ion batteries were launched 30 years ago, their price has plummeted by 97 percent. However, they are still too expensive for producing electric vehicles that can competeContinue Reading
When temperatures drop below freezing, cellphones require regular charging, and electric vehicles have lower ranges. This is because the anodes in their lithium-ion batteries become sluggish, retaining less charge andContinue Reading
