Recharging U.S. lithium supply with recycling
With the number of rechargeable batteries in use worldwide on the rise, so to does the demand for lithium climb, which has prompted a startup company to begin capturing the metal from waste materials....
View ArticleNissan begins selling EV quick charger
Nissan Motor Co. (Nissan) began sales in Japan of their newly-developed quick charging unit. The charger is compatible with all EVs made by Nissan along with those made by their competitors. It will...
View ArticleSodium proves to be an effective alternative for rechargeable battery production
Highly efficient rechargeable sodium-ion batteries have been developed by users from Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. Scientists believe battery systems with transport ions...
View ArticleBASF and FDK Corporation set to develop rechargeable battery materials
BASF Corporation, through its newly acquired battery materials affiliate Ovonic Battery Company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with FDK Corporation (FDK) to jointly develop...
View ArticleGerman scientists research batteries to surmount solar and lithium-ion...
March marks the launch of an important German research group's project to build a better battery for storing energy produced from clean sources. The young group of electrochemical researchers at Ruhr...
View ArticleRecharged for your Car: Silicon-carbon electrodes
A study that examines a new type of silicon-carbon nanocomposite electrode reveals details of how they function and how repeated use could wear them down. Silicon-carbon nanocomposite electrodes could...
View ArticleMitsubishi companies launch smart grid demonstration system using EVs and...
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) have completed the development and begun the operation of M-tech Labo, a...
View ArticleLeviton introduces 32A, 240V home charging station
Leviton unveiled the Evr-Green 320 Level 2 Home Charging Station, its latest member of the Evr-Green line of residential, commercial and public electric vehicle charging systems. The new device...
View ArticleToshiba to make electric bus with 5-minute charge
Toshiba Corp. will be developing an electric-powered bus with a charge time of just five minutes. In cooperation with Tokyo’s Minato Ward, the electronics giant will retrofit small buses owned by the...
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