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This battery idea from 1970s could help EVs take lead in auto industry

Sodium-based batteries aren't going to take electric cars any further than lithium can, but materials needed to make them are widely available.

Jio-bp partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging infra in India

BluSmart, through its all electric fleet, provides zero-surge and zero-tailpipe emission ride-hailing service in the Delhi NCR

Toyota to spend $13.5 billion to develop EV battery tech and supply by 2030

The world's largest automaker by volume, which pioneered hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles with the popular Prius, is now moving rapidly to deliver its first all-electric line-up next year.

Explainer: How will solid-state batteries make electric vehicles better?

Solid-state batteries use thin layers of solid electrolytes, which carry lithium ions between electrodes.

Niti Aayog releases handbook for EV charging infra implementation

Niti Aayog on Thursday released a handbook to help state governments and local bodies in framing policies for setting up charging networks for electric vehicles. According to an official statement, the objective is to enhance charging infrastructure and facilitate a rapid transition to electric mobility in the country. 'The Handbook for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation' has been jointly developed by Niti Aayog, Ministry of Power (MoP), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), and World Resources Institute (WRI) India. The handbook provides a systematic and a holistic approach for adoptions by implementing authorities and other stakeholders involved in planning, authorisation and execution of EV charging infrastructure, the statement said. It presents an overview of the technological and regulatory frameworks and governance structures needed to facilitate EV charging. Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said the EV ecosystem in I

Panasonic's Q1 profit soars 27-fold on demand for car batteries, appliances

Panasonic, a key supplier of batteries to Tesla Inc, has moved away from low-margin consumer electronics

Indian policy gives aluminum battery a chance to take on lithium in EVs

Aluminum-air battery is potentially cheaper, vehicles using it would have a longer range, and it's safer, say experts.

Volvo Cars EV road map includes better batteries, longer driving range

Volvo Cars is working with Swedish partner Northvolt on a new generation of batteries with higher energy and designed to be packaged as a structural element of the vehicle

Clear air, water: China's electric car capital has lessons for the world

Almost 30% of the cars sold in Liuzhou last year were electric, more than five times China's average

High-flying battery makers have much to win and lose: S&P Global Ratings

S & P Global Ratings said on Monday the world's biggest battery producers globally face substantial upside and downside risks to ratings.While their growth opportunities are significant, they will need to navigate fast-moving technology, heavy expenditure, geopolitical forces shaping trade lines and environmental strains, it said.The demand for batteries that power light electric vehicles (including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) may grow as much as eight-fold by 2025 from 139 gigawatt hours in 2020.Many countries are encouraging battery production to foster their own domestic electric vehicle industry."The battery sector has entered an extremely dynamic phase. Firms face substantial growth opportunities as electric vehicles rapidly replace legacy autos," said S & P Global Ratings credit analyst Stephen Chan."This will require heavy upfront investment in a battery standard that may be quickly eclipsed by superior technology. There are many moving pieces that ...

Apple, Chinese manufacturers in talks on US car battery factory: Report

Apple Inc is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD about the supply of batteries for its planned electric vehicle, four people with knowledge of the matter said.

Apple in talks with CATL, BYD over battery supplies for its EV: Report

Apple Inc is in early-stage talks with China's CATL and BYD about the supply of batteries for its planned electric vehicle, four people with knowledge of the matter said

Three South Korean companies capture 31% of global EV battery market in Q1

Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for 31% of the global market in the first quarter, but their share has slipped since last year

Ola to set up cell manufacturing plant for powering Lithium-ion battery

Ola will initially source the cells for the Li-ion battery used in its soon-to-be-launched e-scooters from South Korea

Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with its own European gigafactories

Volkswagen is also working on a major expansion of charging infrastructure, a lack of which is still seen as a big barrier to the mass adoption of battery-powered cars

LG hopes to make new battery cells for Tesla in 2023 in US, Europe: Report

LG Energy Solution aims to build advanced battery cells for Tesla electric vehicles in 2023 and is considering potential production sites in the United States and Europe

Explained: How Tamil Nadu leads the global electric vehicle rally

It is becoming a hub of electric two-wheeler investment by a slew of manufacturers and component suppliers

GM in talks to build second US battery plant with LG Chem in Tennessee

GM said in October it would invest $2 billion in Spring Hill to build electric vehicles

EU green light for $3.5 billion pan-European battery project: Report

Members of the scheme called European Battery Innovation include Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden, the European Commission said

Electric cars get first battery that can be charged in just five minutes

Israeli company StoreDot Ltd. has manufactured the first battery for electric vehicles that can be charged in just five minutes, a step toward making refueling as fast as cars at a gas station