Articles tagged "Battery"

When it comes to electric cars, there's one universal truth - they usually rely on lithium to keep their motors running. This is about to change because of big news coming from China. Car company BAIC shared the first details of a new kind of power...

The year 2026 is fast becoming a massive turning point for the world of electric cars. We have spent years hearing about the "next big thing" in battery technology, but a major industry player has moved from talk to action. Eve Energy, a company...

Sometimes, the most important upgrades in electric cars are the ones you cannot see. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced a major investment in a company called Qnovo. This firm does not build car frames or tires. Instead, it creates...

Most people who drive EVs worry about a few things: how far the car can go on a full charge, how the battery works when it gets very cold outside, and how quickly it can recharge. A new research paper published in the journal Nature on February 25...

Volvo's newest small SUV keeps giving the company a headache after a headache. The automaker announced a global recall of more than 40,000 Volvo EX30 models. The issue involves the high-voltage battery packs, which, according to reports, might catch...

Many people think the secret to better electric cars is a new kind of "juice" inside the battery. But experts at a meeting in Beijing say the real answer is in the "ends" of the battery, called cathodes. This month, scientists and car makers...

It is only February, but 2026 is already shaping up to be a massive year for electric cars. Last year felt like a slow crawl for battery news, and in contrast, the first few weeks of this year have been a sprint. The latest announcement comes from...

We have been waiting for a "holy grail" of battery technology that makes charging as fast as filling a gas tank for the better part of this century. QuantumScape, a battery company based in California, took a massive step toward making that a...

We all have heard promises about a "super battery" that would change electric cars forever. This technology is called the solid-state battery, and it promises to make EVs safer, charge faster, and drive much farther on a single charge. But for a...

Drivers in cold climates have always worried about how EVs handle freezing temperatures. Most batteries lose power when the mercury drops, leaving drivers either stranded or charging for hours. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, better...

A new report from China reveals that local companies are firmly in the driver’s seat of the global race to power electric cars. During the first ten months of 2025, the world saw a big jump in the total amount of energy stored in EV batteries,...

The biggest challenge facing electric cars is not the speed of the vehicle - they have plenty of that. The speed of their recharging is an entirely different ball game. Drivers of traditional gas-powered vehicles refill their tanks in minutes, but...

China has reached a major milestone in the race for better batteries for electric cars. The country's state media confirmed that the GAC Group has finished building the nation's first production line for large, high-capacity all-solid-state...

The number one fear people have about electric cars is the battery. Will it die quickly? Will it stop holding a charge, like an old smartphone? Many people worry that their expensive new EV will be useless in just a few years. This fear might be...

The "ultimate" electric car - it's a promise that has been dangled in front of us for years, always just out of reach. Drivers want EVs that can travel as far as a gasoline car on a full tank, charge in minutes, and not lose half their power when...

For many drivers, thinking about electric cars brings up one big worry: the battery. How far can it go? Where will I charge? How long will I have to wait? This "range anxiety" is the main reason many people still stick with gasoline. But what if you...

A new, comprehensive plan in China is set to tackle one of the biggest questions facing electric cars: What happens to the batteries when they die? Government agencies are rolling out a wave of national standards to create a powerful recycling...

Buying an electric car always comes with questions about the battery - the range, the size and the dreaded longevity. Skeptics warned that after a few years, the expensive battery pack would become as useless as an old smartphone. Will it die in...

The battle for the battery of the future has a new contender. Chinese manufacturer Sunwoda just announced its "Xin·Bixiao" battery, a polymer all-solid-state cell. This new battery steps into the ring with a key specification that makes the electric...

A cloud of anxiety has been hovering over electric car owners since day one of ownership. The conventional wisdom was clear: to preserve the costly battery, you must drive gently. Smooth acceleration, cautious merging, and a feather-light foot were...