India aims to take the battery out of electric vehicles to boost demand, leaving makers of such automobiles confused. The nation’s nascent EV sector needs scale to succeed as it barely comprises about 1% of the overall automobiles sold in the country. About 1.56 lakh electric vehicles, mostly two-wheelers and some cars and buses, were […]
Elon Musk says Tesla has ‘many exciting things’ to reveal on Battery Day
Tesla will reveal “exciting” news on Sept. 22, the automaker’s CEO Elon Musk declared on Twitter. Musk on Friday gave an update about the company’s upcoming Battery Day event. The hyped-up ceremony will be held immediately following Tesla’s annual shareholder’s meeting later this month. “Many exciting things will be unveiled on Battery Day 9/22,” Musk […]
Panasonic to expand battery capacity at Tesla Gigafactory
Panasonic is adding another production line to the massive factory it operates with Tesla in Nevada, an expansion that will increase battery cell capacity by 10%. The Sparks facility, dubbed Gigafactory 1, is the centerpiece of Tesla’s plan to expand global battery capacity and reduce the cost of electric vehicles. Panasonic has been its most […]
Battery swaps could electrify e-car sales
I read Jasper Jolly’s article on the cost of electric cars (Higher price of electric cars a concern for more than half of UK consumers, 4 September) and he reiterated in passing what everyone always says about the need for a vast infrastructure of electric charging points across the land before owners will take up […]
APY Lands set for solar and battery transition
The South Australian Government has announced a $9 million investment towards the transition of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands from diesel reliance to the self-reliance of solar and energy storage. The contract is good news for one of the most continuously culturally fecund regions in the country. Communities in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in […]
Tesla’s Musk hints of battery capacity jump ahead of industry event
Researchers have said the energy density of Panasonic’s “2170” batteries used in Tesla’s Model 3 is around 260Wh/kg, meaning a 50 per cent jump from the current energy density which is key to achieving a longer driving range SEOUL : Tesla Inc’s chief executive Elon Musk has suggested the U.S. electric carmaker may be able […]
Tesla supplier develops battery with no nickel, cobalt
Saudi-backed Lucid Motors announced independent range verification of 517 miles on a single charge for its forthcoming all-electric sedan SHANGHAI : China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt, a company executive said on Saturday. Nickel and cobalt are […]
Battery Swapping Is Playing An Important Role In Micromobility
A wide variety of micromobility vendors—such as Raido, Bolt Mobility, TIER Mobility GmbH, Dott, Neuron, JUMP, Revel, and Gogoro—are developing and using battery swapping technology to make their products more convenient and their businesses more profitable. With the guarantee of saving time and operating expenses, battery swapping is an exciting opportunity for all forms of […]
Japan’s battery startups take the world beyond lithium ion
New products can pack up to 10 times more energy than their powerful forebears OSAKA : What is the future of batteries? From smartphones to drones to electric cars, the current source of energy is the lithium-ion battery. But startups in Japan are battling to create high-performance power packs that could become the next global […]
Energy Australia’s Solar Plus Plan: Free Solar & Battery Comes At A High Cost
TLDR : You’ll save more money if you go to the effort of buying your own, bigger solar power system rather than surrendering your roof’s profits to Energy Australia. Energy Australia — the nation’s third-largest electricity retailer — has a Virtual Power Plant scheme (VPP) called the Solar Plus Plan. If you meet the requirements […]