Climate Change A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute A manufacturing trick with magnetic fields produces a battery that may discharge fast enough to get an aircraft off the ground. by James Temple 2018-10-30T07:00:00-04:00
Climate Change China’s ambition to power the world’s electric cars took a huge leap forward this week CATL’s stock has shot up since it raised nearly $1 billion in an IPO to build more lithium-ion battery plants. by James Temple 2018-06-13T14:31:00-04:00
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
Climate Change Why Bad Things Happen to Clean-Energy Startups New technologies for storing power from wind and solar farms will be key to a clean-energy future. But Aquion Energy’s recent bankruptcy shows the market challenge of making that happen. by James Temple 2017-06-19T00:00:00-04:00
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 A Battery for Electronics That Lasts Twice as Long A startup called SolidEnergy has developed a kind of lithium-ion battery that stores far more energy. by Kevin Bullis 2015-02-02T17:20:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Startup Gets $30 Million to Bring High-Energy Silicon Batteries to Market Amprius’s silicon-based batteries are starting to appear in electronics. by Kevin Bullis 2014-01-10T00:00:00-05:00
Climate Change Are Electric Vehicles a Fire Hazard? Lithium-ion batteries have risks, but they can be managed to prevent fires in EVs. by Kevin Bullis 2013-11-26T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy A Trick for Making Batteries Safer Could Also Make EVs Affordable SolidEnergy says its new battery materials store more energy and won’t catch fire. by Kevin Bullis 2013-11-21T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Building Cars Out of Batteries Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds Volvo, Tesla, and dozens of researchers are using creative battery designs to make electric vehicles lighter. by Kevin Bullis 2013-10-29T00:00:00-04:00
