Climate Change This Startup Developed a Promising New Battery Material—and a Novel Survival Strategy Kenan Sahin made $1.5 billion on his first company. Now he’s using his resources and experience to advance lithium-ion cathodes, propel electric vehicles, and help other battery startups succeed. by James Temple 2017-11-14T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Better Lithium Batteries to Get a Test Flight The batteries should last twice as long as comparably sized rivals. by Richard Martin 2016-08-23T00:00:00-04:00
News 2015 in Numbers: A Quantum Leap, a Mountain of Cash for Magic Leap, and China’s Big Robotics Bet From the cost of lithium-ion batteries to Bitcoin’s transaction limit, the numbers told the tale in 2015. by Mike Orcutt 2015-12-24T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Sad Story of the Battery Breakthrough that Proved Too Good to Be True Technology from Envia that was supposed to cut EV battery costs in half doesn’t actually work. by Kevin Bullis 2013-12-06T16:17:44-05:00
Sustainable Energy Why Electric Cars Could Be Safer than Gasoline-Powered Ones Sure, lithium-ion batteries have risks, but so do gasoline-powered cars. by Kevin Bullis 2013-11-26T08:06:59-05:00
Sustainable Energy For Tesla Motors, Success Is All About the Batteries Musk says battery cell capacity will need to double worldwide for Tesla to produce a mass-market electric car. by Kevin Bullis 2013-11-06T08:57:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy What the Tesla Battery Fire Means for Electric Vehicles A Tesla Model S caught fire. What happened brings both good news and bad news for electric vehicles. by Kevin Bullis 2013-10-03T17:25:23-04:00
Sustainable Energy Batteries: Cheapest Form of Grid Power? Using a wind energy and expensive lithium-ion batteries, AES Energy Storage is making money by stabilizing the grid. by Martin LaMonica 2013-04-12T15:14:46-04:00
Sustainable Energy Short Circuits and Thermal Runaway involved in Boeing Fire The NTSB continues an investigation to determine why safeguards failed. by Kevin Bullis 2013-01-25T10:50:38-05:00
Sustainable Energy A123 Systems Headed for Chinese Ownership (Again) China-based Wanxiang wins the auction to purchase A123 Systems battery assets, kicking off a reexamination of policies to deploy advanced technologies. by Martin LaMonica 2012-12-10T10:36:36-05:00
