Chinese EV battery giant predicts Tesla's 4680 battery project will fail
Robin Zeng, the founder and chairman of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.), the world's largest EV battery company ...
Why you should never throw batteries in the trash or curbside recycling
"The most important thing when it comes to battery safety is don't throw them in the trash, and don't throw them in your regular recycling," said Jon Monger, director of the county's Department of ...
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Recycling batteries with citric acid: Research introduces highly efficient process for NCM lithium-ion batteries
A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals beyond ...
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Revolutionary AI tech detects EV battery fire before ignition with 94% accuracy
A lithium-ion battery about to catch fire makes a distinct click-hiss as gases escape. NIST researchers have trained AI to ...
2 people rescued from Koreatown fire, lithium-ion batteries found in basement
Firefighters rescued two people from a fire at an apartment building in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, leaving one of the victims hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.
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Lyten Acquires Battery Manufacturing Assets from Nortvolt’s Cuberg
US lithium-sulfur batteries developer Lyten announced that it will acquire of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt’s former lithium-metal battery center in San Leandro, California, that was operated ...
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Researchers make breakthrough discovery with unexpected material that could make EV batteries cheaper and safer: 'It's an important step'
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are developing a safer and more affordable manganese cathode for ...
The world’s biggest battery maker says Elon Musk’s 4680 cell ‘is going to fail’
Robin Zeng, the founder of the world’s largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s big bet on 4680 cylindrical ...
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'Game changer' in lithium extraction: Researchers develop novel electrochemical reactor
Researchers have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in ...
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Recycling batteries with citric acid
A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals beyond ...
As demand for lithium explodes, battery recycling startup Tozero sprints to scale with $11.7M seed
Tozero, a Munich-based startup that recovers valuable raw materials from recycled lithium-ion batteries, is gearing up to scale. The startup just closed an oversubscribed €11 million seed round ...
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Long-stalled Li-Cycle expansion in Greece has new life. But hurdles remain
An end-of-day announcement last Thursday that Li-Cycle had closed on an upsized $475 million loan with the Department of ...