E.V.s Start With a Bigger Carbon Footprint. But That Doesn’t Last.
The manufacturing and disposal of electric vehicles result in more greenhouse gases than nonelectric models, but that difference will eventually disappear altogether.
Biden Expands Effort to Lower Gas Prices and Secure Energy Independence
Draining of emergency oil reserves draws criticism that the White House is trying to lower gas prices with midterm election politics in mind.
E.V. Bonanza Flows to Red States That Denounce Biden Climate Policies
No Republican in Congress voted for the Inflation Reduction Act. But their districts and states will greatly benefit from the investments spurred by the law.
Future Honda EVs to be powered by batteries from Ohio plant
Honda and LG Energy Solution on Tuesday confirmed details of a joint-venture Ohio battery plant that will produce battery modules for North American-market Honda EVs beginning in 2025. Announced in 2022, the joint-venture plant will be located in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus, and aims for 40 gigawatt-hours of annual... GM invests in silicon anode battery tech for more range, lower cost
General Motors on Thursday announced a partnership with startup OneD Battery Sciences, regarding the potential development of a more efficient chemistry for EV battery cells. OneD is developing s silicon anode cell chemistry that could increase battery energy density, enabling more range at lower cost, GM said in a press release. The automaker... How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable
The project also illustrates how difficult it is to get lithium out of the ground and break China’s dominance in processing the metal and turning it into batteries.
Battery firm ONE reveals cell tech for 600-mile EVs, including trucks and SUVs
Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) this week unveiled a prismatic anode-free battery cell it claims will lay the foundation for 600-mile EVs. The prototype cell will be integrated into a BMW iX prototype later this year as part of a dual-chemistry battery pack. ONE said in a press release that it's aiming for a volume-produced version of... Nissan Leaf EV batteries’ long lifetime is pushing recovery and recycling farther off
Nissan Leaf batteries are lasting a long time, according to an executive with the automaker, and that may push mass reuse and recycling further into the future. "Almost all of the batteries we've made are still in cars," Nissan UK marketing director Nic Thomas said last month in an interview with Forbes (via Charged EVs). Recall that Nissan was... Did You Recently Buy an Electric Vehicle? We Want to Hear About It.
Sales of electric cars are surging as more people become interested in the technology and grow concerned about climate change.
StoreDot delivers fast-charging batteries for real-world EV testing, claims 100 miles in five minutes
Israeli startup StoreDot has begun shipping samples of its fast-charging batteries to automakers for real-world EV testing. The samples are 30-Ah lithium-ion pouch cells "in EV form factor," StoreDot said in a press release, maintaining its claim that these batteries can add 100 miles of range from just five minutes of charging. To put this into...