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China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
TL;DR Chinese EVs are a third heavier than in 2012 and some barely fit in parking spaces. Beijing enforced the world’s first mandatory EV…
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Making batteries to woofers, GP’s Lo sways to the rhythms of geopolitics and music
If you thought this whole headache of geopolitics roiling business was a recent phenomenon, you need to hear from Victor Lo, the Hong…
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Ford in talks to use BYD batteries for overseas factories
Ford Motor is in talks with China’s BYD about potentially supplying batteries for hybrid vehicles to the American automaker’s overseas…
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The Download: sodium-ion batteries and China’s bright tech future
1 Apple is teaming up with Google to give Siri an AI revamp That’s a giant win for Google, and a blow for OpenAI. (CNBC) 2 Trump wants…
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Demand for China’s lithium batteries will slump in early 2026: car association head
A big drop in demand will hurt battery makers including Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd and EVE Energy Demand for Chinese lithium…
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The Download: China’s dying EV batteries, and why AI doomers are doubling down
In the past decade, China has seen an EV boom, thanks in part to government support. Buying an electric car has gone from a novel decision…
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China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to deal with their aging batteries.
China is not only the world’s largest EV market; it has also become the main global manufacturing hub for EVs and the batteries that power…
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Samsung SDI in talks with Tesla to supply energy storage batteries in deal worth over 3 trillion won
South Korea’s Samsung SDI said on Tuesday it is in talks to supply energy storage batteries to Tesla, in an order that Korean media said…
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‘Ice batteries’ offer more sustainable air conditioning amid growing energy demand
Every night some 74,000 gallons (280,000 liters) of water are frozen at Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The hospital used…
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Renault to add cheaper batteries for affordable EVs, accelerate transformation in face of Chinese competition: CEO
French automaker Renault will introduce more affordable batteries for EVs and speed up development times for all models to better compete…
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GM to buy EV batteries from China’s CATL for low-cost Bolt EV
The Chinese company is one of the world’s largest battery manufacturers and a major supplier of LFP batteries to the auto industry General…
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South Korea’s SK On aims to best rivals with next-generation batteries
SK Innovation’s battery unit plans to accelerate development of cutting-edge technologies in partnership with US and European carmakers,…
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Recycled batteries contain critical minerals
Critical minerals underpin our country’s transition to energy dominance. These minerals are found in everything from battery storage to…
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The Download: AI agents’ autonomy, and sodium-based batteries
In recent months, a new class of agents has arrived on the scene: ones built using large language models. Any action that can be captured…
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These new batteries are finding a niche
One researcher I spoke with at the time suggested that sodium-ion batteries might not compete directly with lithium-ion batteries but…
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Researchers take a step toward carbon-capturing batteries
What if there were a battery that could release energy while trapping carbon dioxide? This isn’t science fiction; it’s the promise of…
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iPhone supplier TDK rolls out new batteries to keep pace with AI
TDK, one of the main suppliers of batteries for Apple’s iPhones, will this year roll out an improved version of its most advanced product…
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Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer
The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households, they have…