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US federal cash is on its way to fund research into long-duration energy storage using lead-acid batteries....

As Japan invests in hydrogen and America in electric vehicles, Sweden decided to take the bull by the horns and shift towards sustainable transportation. That is why today...

Baud Resources, a clean-tech startup, has developed a gravity energy storage mechanism that uses locally available materials such as sand and industrial waste as its payload...

Fire crews were called to an e-bike fire at a railway station have described the "ferocious" blaze that could have had "tragic consequences"...

The smallest car of India, MG Motor’s electric car ‘Comet’, is dwindling. It recorded production of only 3,052 vehicles between April 2023 and February this year, and sold only 1,914 units till now...

A report by Alvarez & Marsal highlights India's ambitious plans to tap into the green hydrogen market, potentially leading to $3–5 billion in exports and $7–15 billion in import substitution within the next decade.

A startling video has captured the tense moment when an Airasia plane filled with smoke, causing panic among passengers, following the explosion of a portable battery charger during a flight in Thailand...

BYD is globally most renowned for large electric vehicles and batteries powering e-buses and cars....

Vietnam-based EV maker VinFast Auto is poised to mark a significant milestone as the company will break ground at its integrated electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing site in Thoothukudi City, Tamil Nadu, on February 25, 2024...

The PM said that his vision is that the solar panels for 1 crore households announced in the interim Budget will also provide charging for vehicles of the house owner...

The warning signs appeared last year when Shell scrapped its plans to build 48 hydrogen refueling stations for light duty vehicles in California...

Lyten has secured a $4-million grant from the US Department of Energy (DoE) to accelerate the manufacturing of its advanced lithium-sulfur battery technology.

Huawei released the Top 10 Trends of Charging Network 2024 on January 30 with the theme of "High-Quality Charging Anywhere...

The country’s largest passenger vehicles (PVs) maker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), has said that it is not worried about market share anymore because whatever it is producing is being sold in the market, and there is still a wide gap between sales with the competitors....

The country needs to decarbonise. Its renewables face charges of intermittency. Is nuclear the answer?..

Stellantis NV boss Carlos Tavares has warned carmakers cutting electric vehicle prices too fast risked a “bloodbath” in the industry, hours after Ford said it was reducing production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning pick-up truck because of weaker sales...

Unexpected: Auto rental giant Hertz has announced plans to sell off about one-third of its global electric vehicle fleet and use a portion of the proceeds to purchase vehicles with internal combustion engines to fill the gaps.....

From lithium-ion lightning to solid-state serenity, electric car batteries power a silent revolution...

The U.S. motive lead acid battery market is expected to reach USD 1.57 billion by 2030. The market is expected to expand at a CAGR of 3.3%....

How Simple Hydrogen Generator from old batteries is made...

Munich-based climate tech startup tozero and Huayou Recycling are partnering for the recycling of battery waste in Europe....

A planned battery manufacturing joint venture between South Korea’s top battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd., US carmaker Ford Motor Co. and a Turkish partner has been scrapped amid growing concerns over the slowing pace of electric vehicle adoption....

Metals are a big part of our daily lives, found in every building we enter and all devices we use.

Today, major industries that directly consume processed mineral materials contribute 14% of the United States economy....

Industry analysts tend to agree that more than 50 new electric models are expected to hit the U.S. market in the next three years as the automotive industry continues to wean itself off of gas-powered vehicles. But it's unclear if there will be willing customers on the other end.

After posting a $1.3 billion loss in Q3, Ford's Model e EV unit said it would cut Mustang Mach-E production and delay a battery plant.

Severe power shortage of 3,000 to 5,000 mw and state heading towards highest ever peak demand for 18,214 mw....

Ford's innovative introduction of the ammonia engine, which has been hailed as the future of environmentally friendly transportation. Jim Farley, CEO, presents a concept that might transform the auto sector and lessen our carbon impact! 

We know a little more about the origin of the fire which ravaged the technical room of a chicken breeding operation on Friday September 29, 2023, in Saint-Esprit, Peter Maillet district....

Get ready to witness a groundbreaking shift in the electric vehicle (EV) landscape with China's latest innovation - the Sodium Ion Battery! This revolutionary technology is poised to reshape the EV industry as we know it....

Video and photos captured early Sunday morning, and shared on social media, show what appears to be dozens of driverless cars lining a block in West Campus and blocking traffic....

A monumental moment unfolded at the Senate Hall of NIT Calicut as the institute solidified a groundbreaking collaboration with Tata Elxsi....

Germany’s state-owned, $85 million hydrogen fuel-cell powered train system is shuttering almost exactly one year after its first public debute in August 2022. This doesn’t mean that....

Brazil and Australia will be able to provide the lowest-cost ammonia, while India and South Africa may struggle to compete, according to H2Global Foundation study....

Even as top executives of Tesla are meeting up with Indian government officials to discuss its foray into the country, the US-based electric vehicle manufacturer has picked up office space in Pune’s Viman Nagar locality....

China completed the float out of its first 700 TEU pure power containership. The vessel, which is being built for COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, is part of an effort to use electric-powered vessels throughout the Yangtze region...

"Made in China" no longer has a bad connotation, thanks to the world of EVs.  The auto industry has been going through a rapid transformation from traditional combustion engines to electric vehicles (EVs)...

Tesla has expressed an interest in building a factory in India that would produce low-cost electric vehicles (EVs) for the local market and for export..

This comes at a time when companies in the EV industry are on a major talent acquisition spree with hiring seen growing by 50% in the next one year...

In July 2022, British International Investment signed a pact with Mahindra Electric to invest Rs 1,925 crore via compulsory convertible preference shares...

While carrying out work to check the risk of firedamp pockets in the abandoned mines of the Lorraine region in May, La Française d’Énergie (FDE) discovered a large deposit of natural hydrogen, igniting hopes that it could be a game changer in Europe’s energy transition....

TVS Motor Company Ltd plans to launch a couple of premium bikes and electric scooters this fiscal, while also chalking out a strategy to widen its export base.....

Off the grid? Ford appears to be working on a backup EV battery system that could ease worries about running out of battery charge: Just look up....

Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo SE plans to introduce the dry coating process to its battery cell production plants in Europe and North America. Tesla pioneered the new battery manufacturing process with its 4680 cell production....

Rolls-Royce is considering swapping from conventional batteries to hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for its future electric cars once the technology is mature enough to be commercialised at scale.

More than half a million children under five died in 2016 from respiratory infections caused by ambient and household air pollution, the WHO estimates...

The Green tax would also rationalise the expected drop in sales of EV on account of reduction in subsidies starting this month, the industry body representing electric vehicles said in a statement.

A clean energy breakthrough could be on the horizon in Asia. Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has proposed setting up a new factory in India, the largest market in the world in which the company has no presence...

Ford’s May 25 announcement that its EVs would join Tesla’s charging network generated significant attention. Jennifer Sensiba, an author at cleantechnica.com, went to Twitter and shared Electrify America’s press release responding to the news...

Tesla has started using BYD blade batteries for the Model Y electric crossovers produced at the Berlin gigafactory, resulting in a significant increase in charging speeds...

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) is set to award a tender to the tune of “hundreds of millions of rands” for the roll-out of new-energy vehicle (NEV) charging infrastructure in the country, with no assistance from government....

Wind, solar, and water energy powered mainland Spain from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. one day last week.

The company that popularized the modern hybrid is turning to a Chinese automaker for compact EV tech....

The UK is set to win a battle with Spain to host a multi-billion-pound electric car battery plant in Somerset, the BBC understands...

Move comes as outlay for E2Ws was about to get exhausted months before scheme's Mar 2024 deadline. Govt has already disbursed subsidies to 80% of targeted one million E2Ws under the scheme...

A man who suffered life-changing injuries in a fire which destroyed his home and claimed the life of his dog, is urging people to take extra caution when charging and storing e-scooters, and any other devices with lithium-ion batteries...

As summer begins, reports have surfaced about fire episodes at Battery Smart-operated swapping stations for electric vehicle (EV) batteries in north India....

Yet, despite the dominant advantage, companies such as Amara Raja are finding themselves in the middle of an existential challenge......

Indian electric vehicle maker Euler Motors has laid off about 250 employees, the latest among several late-stage Indian startups that have been cutting staff...

Data center fires aren't common, but they can be devastating. As use of lithium-ion batteries grows, enterprises need to be aware of the risks, Uptime Institute warns....

Inside practically every electric vehicle (EV) is a lithium-ion battery that depends on several key minerals that help power it.

7 battery electric cars a day catch fire in China: the most involved brands. In the first quarter of 2022, 680 electric car fires were recorded in China – here’s how and why they occur...

Electric vehicles provide a path toward a greener future, but they can be especially dangerous when they catch fire. While car fires are nothing new and internal combustion engine car fires are also a problem, lithium-ion battery fires are extremely volatile and challenging to put out, and there are few resources out there to help firefighters....

Let's start from the beginning: when a company have to establish a #lithiumbattery manufacturing plant, needs to produce a feasibility study first which include all #CAPEX and #OPEX items and a project roadmap which should satisfy all the investors....

High upfront cost, insufficient charging infrastructure and low pick up of electric vehicles are cited as the reasons

This recall involves certain lots of the RELiON InSight Series® 48V lithium-ion batteries with, model number 48V030-GC2 and serial number ranges between RB48300020210314057- RB48300020210314729,.....

The Ola project has not turned out to be economically viable for either the company or its drivers.

Researchers at a Tesla-funded battery research facility in Halifax, Canada, have discovered by chance what’s causing Li-ion batteries to self-discharge.....

The battery storage industry can learn lessons on how to approach fire safety from more established sectors as it works to develop standards...

If you thought electric scooters have caught the fancy of only people in the metros, think again. According to data from electric two-wheeler maker, Ather Energy, 54 per cent of its sales of scooters, starting from Rs 1.2 lakh, come from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities...

Four people were hospitalized after an external battery pack erupted in flames in the cabin of a United flight to New Jersey, San Diego fire officials said...

The likely shift comes as the ministry of heavy industries, which administers FAME, has launched an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of subsidies under the scheme by two-wheeler EV makers, government officials familiar with deliberations said. It has halted the release of subsidies in some cases...

Anchored on its core values of pride and progress, Maruti Suzuki Eeco has achieved a remarkable milestone of selling 10 lakh units....

High temperatures across parts of India have pushed electricity demand to near-record levels in recent weeks, triggering worries about yet another summer squeeze on power supply...

Lack of screening systems; inability to determine source of exposure and lax implementation of safety norms compound the problem...

Australia’s first hydrogen car comes to market, complete with charging stations in just 5 minutes. The car travels 900 kilometers with the tank full and purifies the air as it moves forward.....

TVS is the third-largest two-wheeler company in terms of domestic volumes. It sold 10,404 electric two-wheelers in January 2023 against 1,157 in the corresponding month a year ago. It expects total e-scooter numbers to cross 100,000 this fiscal year.....

Officials are warning about the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries after a rise in fires. The batteries are commonly found in phones, bikes and electric cars....

As electric two-wheeler adoption sees some stabilisation after several fire incidents last year, leading EV player Ather Energy said on Sunday that it is in talks with various state governments for establishing an additional factory to meet the demand.....

On the one hand, you want to mandate not only electric cars, but industrial scale backup batteries for wind and solar farms, all in the name of saving the planet.Yet on the other hand, you want to radically restrict mining, also in the name of saving the planet.Well, you can't do both.....

By 2030, about 40-45% of all two-wheelers and 15-20% of all four-wheelers (passenger vehicles) sold in India will be electric, a report by Bain & Company said....

With demand for cobalt and lithium surging, companies need to be aware of where they’re sourcing from.....

The firm which entered EV market in 2020, is now focusing on a three-phased architecture approach for such vehicles and plans to launch 10 EVs in five years...

With some incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire and even leading to fatalities, it is high time the issue was dealt with on a serious note. Aravind Subramanian, Consultant and Subhabrata Sengupta, Executive Director of Avalon Consulting share facets that need to be taken into consideration....

The number of electric vehicles on the world’s roads is rising fast. Latest figures show there are more than three million and sales are growing at close to 75% a year. But now doubts have been raised about the ethics of buying one.

Battery breakthfough ‘far exceeds the capabilities of lithium-ion batteries,’ say researchers

Volume trajectory in the festive season is a key near-term trigger for the company's stock price, say brokerages....

People who buy electric vehicles (EVs) really like them, according to U.S. vehicle registration data, which shows most EV owners tend to buy an EV for their next car, too.....

To increase safety of EVs in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has introduced additional safety provisions in the battery safety standards which will come into effect from October 1st. According to the new guidelines, amendments have been made to AIS 156 and and AIS 038 Rev.2....

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday said that it would not be a healthy practice to provide subsidies to electric vehicle buyers beyond a point. He also said that sufficient subsidies to the EV buyers are being given, and there is no need to further increase that. However, the minister also said that the Delhi government would continue to support the industry by providing subsidies till the electric vehicle industry matures...

There are a few key things to consider when you’re shopping for a solar battery, including the battery’s performance, its lifespan, its safety, the cost, and its overall value. 

Let’s take a look at how NMC and LFP batteries stack up against one another....

In a bid to make the national capital a training hub for the electric vehicle workforce, the Delhi government will be creating a comprehensive programme for EV mechanics, officials said on Friday.

The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) will design an integrated course for training its ‘Diploma in Automobile Engineering’ programme students to become ‘Electric Vehicle mechanics.’ Every year, 100 students will be trained in basic and advanced EV mechanics training and provided with relevant internship and apprenticeship opportunities, they added....