"I don't see anything fundamentally wrong with lithium ion technology," said Steven Carlson of Optodot in an interview. "It's just that the requirements (of manufacturers) are pushing the limits of ...

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Lithium ion batteries do two things really well: They power a wide range of devices, from tiny Samsung Z Flip phones to huge Tesla Semi trucks, and they burn well. Here's why they burn, how to keep ...

Lithium, a vital ingredient in electric vehicle batteries, leaves behind extraordinary amounts of waste. In 2023 alone, the ...

A Croatian repair shop claimed that Tesla’s Chinese-made LG batteries degrade much faster than those made in Europe or the ...

An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.

The 1.2 trillion won ($817 million) facility, called the Future Mobility Battery Campus, is designed to let Hyundai run what ...

A novel type of graphene with a unique artificial nanostructure can make sodium-ion batteries as high-capacity as lithium-ion batteries, offering a more sustainable approach to energy storage.

One e-scooter with a lithium-ion battery: That’s all it took to burn down a home that had been in a Florida woman’s family for nearly 50 years. The same kind of gadget, and ones with similar batteries ...