#Batteries

Plug-in batteries could help millions more households access the bill-saving benefits of home energy storage. With plug-in solar now on the way, Regen argues that the government should make plug-in batteries next.

A battery technology that’s getting a lot of attention is solid-state batteries, lithium-ion batteries that replace the liquid electrolyte with a solid material.

GM announced a new vehicle-to-grid capability for EV owners to help stabilize the grid while dealing with power-hungry AI data centers.

The European Union has mandated user-replaceable batteries in future smartphones, tablets, and portable electronics, requiring easy removal with common household tools by 2027.…

Sodium-ion batteries are rapidly gaining on lithium in consistency and fast charging.

Expand your DIY tool set or build a new one without spending your whole DIY budget

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have created a remarkable new material that works like a “rechargeable solar battery,” storing sunlight inside tiny molecules and releasing it later as heat — even long after the sun goes down.…

If you want to maximize the life of your lithium-ion batteries, proper storage voltage is critical. That is, don’t store them empty, and don’t store them completely full either. “…

As I mentioned a few days ago, breakthroughs in battery tech always seem to be two years away, but there...

Deepak Ahuja, the chief financial officer who took Tesla public in 2010 and served two terms steering its finances through the most volatile period in automotive history, has joined Redwood Materials as CFO.…

SoftBank will manufacture zinc-halogen batteries at its Osaka AI data center campus, targeting gigawatt-hour production by 2028 and ¥100B revenue by 2

From IEEE Spectrum: Neutralizing the Gigascale Problem: How to Solve the Physical Power Paradox of Extreme AI Training Loads

A new leak claims Huawei is experimenting with fresh battery materials and designs that could take smartphone capacity beyond 10,000mAh.

Chinese manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels have been wooing nations looking to wean themselves off costly fuel imports.

From How-To Geek: 7 years of Android updates are useless if I can't swap my phone's battery myself

Tech investment giant wants batteries for its own AI datacenters, and lots of them

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter regulation