In 2021, renewable energy sources accounted for around 20% of total power output. To effectively exploit the promise of renewables, we need bigger energy storage systems, which will necessitate aContinue Reading
Maruti Suzuki and Toyota are working together to create a pure-bred electric vehicle platform for India. The automotive titans are developing the new platform in response to the disruption thatContinue Reading
Donald Sadoway (who has been at MIT since 1978) and his research colleagues recently reported the development of an aluminum sulfur battery that is less expensive than lithium-ion batteries. TheContinue Reading
A significant update was recently noticed on the Tesla Megapack website. Until recently, each Megapack was stated as having a capacity of 2.6 MWh of energy storage. Without fanfare, theContinue Reading
BYD structural battery packs have arrived at the Tesla facility in Grünheide, Germany. The packs have a capacity of 55 kWh and use BYD’s LFP Blade battery cells, which wereContinue Reading
Transport & Environment (T&E), a European NGO whose mission is “a zero-emission mobility system that is affordable and has minimal impacts on our health, climate, and environment,” commissioned Minviro, aContinue Reading
Numerous environmental and human rights organizations have written and co-signed an open letter to Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk, pleading with the billionaire to refrain from investing in Indonesia’sContinue Reading
For some years, Svolt Energy, a branch of China’s Great Wall Motors, has been hard at work developing real solid-state batteries. This week, they became the first company to buildContinue Reading
