Costs $1.4 billion

A US company is building a $1.4 billion gigaplant for a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to lithium-ion batteries.

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Natron Energy, a trailblazer in sodium-ion battery technology, has started mass-producing lithium-free sodium batteries in its Holland, Michigan facility.

Cells with glue-like binders

Boffins at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a new material that allows old lithium-ion cells to be recycled with just water. And it could soon make battery recycling cheaper and safer.

Will give manufacturers three and a half years to stop messing us all about 

The EU has reached a provisional agreement that will require that portable devices have user-replaceable batteries.

Electric vehicles caught fire 

Hurricane Ian hit Florida showed a weakness in the batteries of electric cars -- they tend to catch fire.

Who needs Lithium? 

Boffins at MIT describe new aluminum-sulfur batteries that are made entirely from abundant and inexpensive materials and can be charged in less than a minute.

Keeps most of his organs running

The Biden administration plans to begin a $3.1 billion effort on Monday to spur the domestic production of advanced batteries, which are essential to its plan to speed the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy.

Throttling stopped cars from catching fire

in 2019, Tesla pushed an over-the-air update to its Model S sedans following an incident when the vehicle caught fire in a Hong Kong car park.

iOS 14.6 update bought minor changes and battery woes

Apple fanboys have turned to Twitter and Reddit to complain about how pants Apple's  iOS 14.6 update was to their expensive toys.

Could produce its own

The European Union could produce enough batteries by 2025 to power its fast-growing fleet of electric vehicles without relying on imported cells.