2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (757+ words) Electric vehicles have always been associated primarily with batteries. When people talk about the future of electric mobility, they're usually focusing on how big the batteries are, their charging speeds, driving range, and the chemistry inside those cells. But, interestingly…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (284+ words) Lithium manganese (LMR) batteries have long been pitched as the next big thing for EVs, including by Elon Musk. Without nickel or cobalt but with cheap and abundant manganese instead, their energy density can rival that of the expensive cells…...

3+ day, 46+ min ago   (430+ words) Tesla has submitted proposals for a new electric vehicle charging facility next door to a McDonald's restaurant just off the A303 in Somerset. The Wincanton Gateway site lies north of the dual carriageway off the A371 Lawrence Hill, and currently includes the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (247+ words) Max McDee, 09 September 2026 But things are finally picking up. Dongfeng Motor Group (the state-owned industrial giant out of Wuhan) has marked a firm date in the calendar. Deputy General Manager You Zheng confirmed that the company's in-house 350 Wh/kg battery…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (419+ words) BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced an agreement with Tesla today that opens 32 existing Tesla Supercharger ports to compatible non-Tesla electric vehicles across four highway service plazas. The agreement expands fast-charging access along Interstate 90 and Interstate 95: Each location provides…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (441+ words) Tesla’s Supercharger network of EV fast chargers, which is widely regarded as the largest and most reliable in the United States, is getting a subtle makeover to make room for the company’s self-driving taxi efforts. Max de Zegher, who runs…...

4+ day, 35+ min ago   (229+ words) What's the deal? Taiwan-based ProLogium has begun mass production of its Gen 3.5 all-solid-state Lithium Ceramic Battery cells. The move follows a 2022 investment from Mercedes-Benz to develop next-generation solid-state batteries together. The numbers: Third-party testing from TÜV Rheinland verified that ProLogium's…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (406+ words) General Motors and Ford are turning underutilized EV battery capacity into a new revenue stream as demand for battery energy storage systems (BESS) continues to grow. The details: The two Detroit automakers—which have written down billions in EV investments…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (452+ words) Dongfeng Motor will unveil its in-house 350 Wh/kg solid-liquid hybrid battery in October and begin installing it in mass-produced vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2026. Dongfeng deputy general manager You Zheng announced the timeline at an industry forum on Wednesday,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (466+ words) The numbers matter because they represent a validated efficiency ceiling the rest of the EV industry has spent a decade chasing. And they explain, more clearly than any keynote slide, why Tesla is betting the future of autonomy on this…...