Lithium-ion batteries contain nickel, cobalt, and lithium – valuable resources that play a major role in powering electric vehicles. Mining has been the typical method for obtaining these metals ...

The second-life EV battery market is on the cusp of explosive growth thanks to companies such as Redwood Materials.

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Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy on beating lithium-ion with safer, higher-performing solid-state batteries for EVs and beyond.

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CATL’s high-voltage sodium-ion battery gets an energy density of 175 watt-hours per kilogram. That’s below the 200–300 Wh/kg range typical of lithium-ion batteries, but it’s enough to ...

Background. Lithium-ion batteries are the most commonly used EV batteries in the U.S. today, and most of these batteries are either a nickel, manganese, and cobalt (NMC) blend or a lithium-iron ...

What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County neighborhoods destroyed by the Eaton and Palisades fires. Stream Los Angeles ...

As electric vehicles get more popular, firefighters are using specialized training that covers what to do if lithium-ion batteries explode. First responders must learn a new playbook to deal with ...

Lithium-ion battery fires can be intense and frightening. As someone who used to repair second-hand smartphones, I’ve extinguished my fair share of flaming iPhones with punctured lithium-ion ...

Lithium-ion batteries are also used to power golf carts, electric bicycles and scooters. Advertisement “We’ve seen it: they’ve exploded, they’ve caused fires,” Perkins said.