Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure "white gold" in a politically and environmentally fraught ...

As power utilities and industrial companies seek to use more renewable energy, the market for grid-scale batteries is expanding rapidly. Alternatives to lithium-ion technology may provide ...

Chinese battery giant CATL is claiming to have made a breakthrough in lithium metal battery (LMB) technology through quantitative mapping. The company said this takes them into “previously uncharted ...

Chinese researchers at Tianjin University recently announced a breakthrough lithium‑metal battery reaching an unprecedented energy density of over 600 Wh/kg. Media hailed this as a “battery revolution ...

A solid-state battery is a rechargeable energy storage system similar in overall structure and operation to the more familiar lithium-ion battery. The two differ in that a lithium-ion battery contains ...

Weekend mornings anchor, CBS New York; Correspondent, CBS News and Stations Elaine Quijano is a weekend mornings anchor for CBS New York and a correspondent for CBS News and Stations, contributing to ...

Lithium-ion battery fires are rising in North Texas, pushing firefighters to test new tactics against the dangerous blazes.

Solid-state batteries have been hailed as the Holy Grail for electric vehicles. While that might be an overstatement, they do promise to boost range and slash charging times, bringing zero-emissions ...

A lithium-ion battery explosion sparked a car fire in Cumberland County, according to the Upper Allen Fire Department. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Sign up for our Newsletters Crews ...

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