Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fibre that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and…
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Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries
As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range. But…
Researchers develop high-capacity EV battery materials that double driving range
A research team at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has announced the development of silicon anode materials that can increase battery capacity four-fold in comparison to graphite anode materials…
Proterra’s Electric Bus Breaks a World Record for Range—1,100 Miles on a Single Charge
Proterra, the leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, announced it has set a world record for driving the longest distance ever traveled by an electric vehicle on a single charge at the…
New EV Chargers Help Usher in the Future of EV Charging
The next generation of electric vehicle charging stations has been commissioned at the University of California, San Diego and are being used to test a new form of data communication between electric…