New Zinc-Air Batteries Developed at Stanford are Cheaper, Stabler, Better
A new zinc-air battery with a redesigned and cheap catalyst has been brewed at Stanford - it could one day rival lithium ion batteries...
Graphene-Boron Compound Could Revolutionize Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity
Researchers have touted graphene as a game-changing material that could boost the power and energy capacity of a lithium-ion battery.
Graphene, a film of carbon...
Subhydro’s Energy Storage System Uses Ocean Depth Pressure Difference
A German engineer is planning to utilize the pressure difference between the seafloor and the sea surface in order to create a new highly...
Toyota Finally Venturing Into Lithium-Ion Batteries, In a Big Way!
Toyota's hybrid electric vehicles look like their going to get a boost in power and efficiency in the next few years as they make...
Liquified Air Could Be Cheaper Energy Storage Than Batteries
The idea is a couple of hundred years old, but liquified air technology was just too inefficient to store energy.
Of course, just like batteries...
“Flash Thermography Measurement” Technique Sees Battery Electrode Defects Before Assembly
A team at Purdue University have discovered a method of detecting defects in lithium ion battery anodes as they are manufactured, before installing them...
Chevy Volt Batteries to be Manufactured by LG Chem in July, Finally
Sales of the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle has been slow, but steady, meaning that support companies like battery suppliers aren't as...
Elon Musk Interview: Supercharger Network Plans in Europe & More
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, has given us the privilege of answering our questions directly, again.
This time, I asked him about plans...
New Technology Incubator, A123 Systems Reborn
Business goes on, and while A123 Systems sank slowly into bankruptcy, that doesn't mean it's over. Part of A123 split off as B456 ...
3D Hall Effect Sensor Improves Electric Vehicle Battery Management
The traction battery in an electric vehicle is actually made up of thousands of individual cells, over 7,000 in the case of the Tesla...
