Researchers have developed a prototype lithium-ion battery that uses water as an electrolytic solution. The water replaces a flammable organic solvent.
Lithium-ion battery with water
The good news, according to the team of scientists, is that their prototype is durable, can be quickly recharged, and is free from the risk of catching fire. (Just a reminder that gasoline in ICE cars is flammable…
Tesla has deployed a new Powerpack system in Pickering, Ontario to power a new community microgrid pilot project.
If successful, it could lead to more microgrids in Canada.
Ever since the launch of Tesla Energy and its stationary energy storage products, Tesla started…
Lucid subpoenaed by SEC concerning SPAC merger with CCIV
December 7, 2021
Regulators from the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have requested documents from Lucid Group Inc. relating to the investigation of its SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp. IV (CCIV) earlier this year.
Lucid Motors has quickly become one of the rising names in…
Toyota is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicle production in North Carolina.
The Wall Street Journal revealed that the Japanese automaker is planning to build a large battery factory near Greensboro, NC:
“Toyota Motor Corp. is set to invest $1.25 billion and create 1,750 jobs with a new electric-vehicle battery plant in rural North Carolina, according to a public…
Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year
December 7, 2021
EV automaker Arrival has announced plans to build a $11.5 million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new battery facility will add 150 jobs and join two Arrival facilities already established in the US city.
Arrival is a…
Tesla is looking to expand its pilot program testing the opening of the Supercharger network to electric vehicles from other automakers in Norway.
Over the last year, we have been reporting on Tesla ramping up its effort to open the Supercharger network, its extensive…
Photos show sea of Ola’s high-speed electric scooters ahead of deliveries later this month
December 6, 2021
Ola’s electric scooters have followed a circuitous path toward production, but deliveries are now set to begin December 15. Ahead of that date, the company’s CEO showed off several images from the factory showing a sea of electric scooters that have already rolled off the production line.
Ola’s CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has often taken to Twitter to make big announcements, such as when he…
Quick Charge Podcast: December 4, 2021
December 5, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Tesla has started to push a new Full Self-Driving Beta software update (version 10.6) to its fleet with improved object detection.
It’s the latest step in the long road to improve the FSD package and deliver on a promise to customers that has been delayed several…
Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: $700 electric bike with FIVE shock absorbers
December 4, 2021
I’m an electric bicycle guy through and through. You’ve probably seen me riding and testing any number of dozens of electric bicycles in the last few months – hundreds in the last year or two. So I’ve seen just about everything the e-bike industry has to offer, or at least I thought I had. That was until this strange-looking contraption rolled across my screen in my latest hunt through the…
