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Electric Vehicles

Battery materials startup Sila starts operations at Moses Lake plant

CEO and co-founder Gene Berdichevsky says he views policies supporting domestic manufacturing as a boon for Sila’s business.


A Peak Energy battery.
Electric Vehicles

Peak Energy launches first grid-scale sodium ion battery in the U.S.

It's the start of “commercial deployment of sodium ion technology” globally.


Image of a person working on an EV battery.
Electric Vehicles

Why automakers like GM and Ford are investing in LFP battery tech

General Motors announced plans to produce LFP EV batteries at a plant in Tennessee.


An employee holds a full-size prototype LMR battery cell at the General Motors Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center in Warren, Michigan.
Electric Vehicles

This emerging battery cell chemistry has automakers optimistic about longer ranges, lower costs

General Motors aims to bring lithium manganese-rich battery cells to market by 2028.


EV battery pack on production line
Electric Vehicles

Stanford research finds EV batteries hold up better than previously thought

“Instead of having to change your battery every 10 years, you may just be able to keep your battery for 15 years,” one of the report’s lead co-authors tells Tech Brew.


EV battery pack on production line
Electric Vehicles

A look at some of the cool tech we saw at Detroit’s Battery Show

Tech Brew learned about battery cell formation, electric boats, and more at one of the North American battery industry’s largest events.


Car on fire attached with an unplugged electrical cord.
Electric Vehicles

EV battery fire in South Korea spurs heated response

But emerging tech innovations, including improved battery chemistries, may help reduce risks.

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