In developing a versatile new electrolyte, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers has taken the next step toward ...

There are concerns that repeatedly fast-charging batteries in electric vehicles or smartphones can shorten their lifespan. However, a domestic ...

Panasonic, a major player in the global battery industry, has unveiled a revolutionary technology that could significantly enhance the driving range of electric vehicles. The company has announced ...

As Redwood Materials ramps its EV battery recycling, analysts say A.I.’s power hunger could reshape how Straubel’s company ...

During the oil crisis of the 1970s, a chemist at Exxon named M. Stanley Whittingham, working on a new type of rechargeable battery, discovered that lithium ions could slip inside the gaps in a layered ...

JB Straubel, Tesla cofounder and longtime CTO of Tesla, announced that his new company, Redwood Materials in 2019. Redwood Materials is a major Tesla partner just like CATL. CATL is the world largest ...

Redwood Materials plans to build a $1 billion plant to make cathode and anode material for electric car batteries starting in 2025. Redwood Materials, a battery recycler created by Tesla cofounder and ...

Scientists have discovered a new anode material that enables lithium-ion batteries to be safely recharged within minutes for thousands of cycles. Known as a disordered rocksalt, the new anode is made ...

New research has identified a nanostructure that improves the anode in lithium-ion batteries. Instead of using graphite for the anode, the researchers turned to silicon: a material that stores more ...