Lithium ion batteries

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Lithium from EVA batteries: Moving towards cleaner and more efficient recycling

Evonik aims to make the recycling of lithium simpler, more cost-effective, and more environmentally friendly. Evonik is working on...

LiBinfinity Project Targets Energy-efficient Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries

While electric vehicles (EVs) are viewed as sustainable modes of transport, little thought tends to be given to the handling of their...

Estonian Startup Turns CO2 into Graphite

An EU-funded innovative project called CO2Carbon led by Estonian technology start-up UP Catalyst has secured an investment of €1.59...

All-solid-state Battery Cells Nudge Closer to Commercialization

Automaker Nissan has unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to...

Rail Looks to Autonomous Battery Vehicles to Boost Efficiency, Compete with Road Transport

Parallel Systems, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, has been selected to...

EV Price Parity with ICE Vehicles by 2024?

Based on historical trends, BloombergNEF’s 2021 Battery Price Survey predicts that by 2024 average pack prices should be below $100/kWh....

BMW concept car designed for recyclability, uses recycled materials

It’s always a challenge to digest the sustainability credentials of automakers given the inherently heavy environmental footprints of all...

Apple car by 2025? Announcement this year?

Don't quote us but lithium-ion battery pioneer and Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Professor Akira Yoshino, speaking to Singapore's The...

Carbon Nanotubes Channel Functionality into LiBs, Composites

Invented in Japan, single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can increase the electric capacity and power of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), as...