Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is thirty times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to study ~enviro Article 1201 words 18 votes
Honda says making cheap electric vehicles is too hard, ends deal with GM ~transport Article 628 words 31 votes
John Goodenough, part of Nobel trio in lithium battery hunt, dies at 100 ~science physics.solid state Article 1376 words 12 votes
Northvolt rolls out Europe's first gigafactory-era car battery – Swedish plant ramps up lithium ion cell production in race to profit from growing electric car demand ~transport Article 548 words 7 votes
The promise and peril of turning the Salton Sea into California's "Lithium Valley" ~enviro pollution Article 1269 words 8 votes
Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt gets $14 billion order as Volkswagen raises ownership ~transport Article 225 words 4 votes
Powerpaste ‘goo’ stores ten times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries ~science chemistry Article 727 words 19 votes
Panasonic explores a European battery deal with Norway's largest energy and industrial companies ~finance business Article 358 words 4 votes
IBM’s lithium-ion battery uses seawater materials instead of heavy metals, charges in just five minutes ~enviro water.sea energy.renewable Article 420 words 12 votes
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for their work on lithium-ion batteries ~science chemistry Article 773 words 8 votes
Battery reality: There’s nothing better than lithium-ion coming soon ~science chemistry Article 12 votes