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A Michigan startup doubled a Tesla's range by customizing it with a special battery
Our Next Energy said it completed a 752-mile road trip with a Model S in the dead of winter on sing…
Grace Kay
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The $360 billion electric car battery market will determine the fate of electric vehicles
Everything that's going on in the electric car battery supply chain will influence whether dozens o…
Alexa St. John
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An electric-car battery that can be charged as fast as filling up your gas tank was just shown off by a startup
The new battery can be fully charged in five minutes - hours faster than a Tesla plugged into a tra…
Grace Kay
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Tesla's new 'tabless' cell design is 'brilliant,' said a top battery researcher
Tesla's new 4680 battery cell is an "A-plus," according to Shirley Meng, a scientist from the Unive…
Matthew DeBord
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You could soon charge an electric car in the time it takes to fill a tank of gas thanks to a startup partnering with Uber
Ample hopes to ease the range-bound anxiety of driving an electric car by making charging stations …
Grace Kay
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Elon Musk is right: Getting enough lithium is one of the biggest challenges facing electric-car companies
Here's what to know about lithium, the metal crucial to electric-car batteries that Elon Musk is pl…
Tim Levin
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The government will soon hand you $4,000 to buy a used electric car. How to navigate the purchase, according to experts.
Did you know that range decreases as an electric car's battery ages? Here's how to assess how much …
Tim Levin
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Firefighters are still learning how to fight EV fires. Here's everything you need to know to stay safe.
Highly combustible chemicals in EV batteries pose new challenges for first responders and owners.
Nora Naughton
The true cost of mining electric car-battery metals
Your average EV has six times more mineral content than a petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle. But wh…
The true cost of mining electric car-battery metals
Your average EV has six times more mineral content than a petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle. But wh…
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EV owner gets fined after trying to use a toaster to warm up his car battery, sparking a house fire
A Denmark man has to pay a fine after using a toaster to heat his electric-car battery and starting…
Haley Tenore
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Mercedes just revealed how it plans to conquer electric cars - and Tesla should be nervous
Tesla's battery business is one of the company's greatest strengths. Since 2013, the company has be…
Mark Matousek
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Elon Musk said Tesla's 'Battery Day' tech won't reach large-scale production until 2022
Elon Musk said Tesla will buy more battery cells from other firms, and the tech it shows at Tuesday…
Grace Dean
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Elon Musk tells entrepreneurs to get into the lithium business: 'It's a license to print money'
Tesla needs more lithium, a key material in electric-car batteries. "You can't lose," Musk said of …
Tim Levin
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One dramatic chart shows why electric cars are about to become mainstream
Right now, electric cars are on the verge of going mainstream. Charging stations are proliferating …
Rebecca Harrington
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Tesla just gave its vehicles a huge upgrade - but it may not be enough to save electric cars
The gulf is even greater in terms of branding. In a very short amount of time, Tesla has built a br…
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No, charging an electric car doesn't produce more carbon than driving a regular one
Electric cars do not produce more emissions throughout their life than gas-powered ones, research s…
Grace Kay
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Chinese company unveils new electric-car battery with 620+ miles of range 50% more than Tesla's Model S
CATL's next-generation battery, called the Qilin, has a greater energy density than the company's p…