Most drivers expect their car to start without hesitation, but the battery behind that reliability does not last forever. On average, a standard car battery lasts about three to five years, while ...

Elon Musk's Tesla popularized electric vehicles and brought them to the front of the automotive industry. However, cars powered by electricity had been experimented with long before, even before ...

The old “buy the biggest battery that fits” rule can backfire in newer cars. Many use battery management systems tuned for a specific capacity and type, so an oversized battery may stay undercharged, ...

Chinese battery manufacturers already account for well over 50% of the global market, but new battery types, including ...

Lithium batteries are widely used in portable electronic devices due to their high energy density and low self-discharge rate. The lithium-ion battery is the most common type of lithium battery, which ...

Sodium-ion batteries are an interesting alternative to lithium-ion, but they've been held back by complications due to their chemistry. That is, until now.

With so many different electric vehicle brands and models on the market, sometimes it helps to know more about the tech in different models. This article is for those wishing to learn every type of ...

Researchers from the University of Münster, ETH Zurich, Stanford University, and the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Battery Cell Production (FFB) used AI-supported patent analysis to show how ...

Toyota reveals roadmap for several types of batteries it plans to begin producing this decade, with four separate families of batteries meant for different vehicles. The Japanese automaker plans to ...

The problem with many types of modern batteries is that they rely on harsh chemicals to work. Not only can these corrosive liquids damage internal parts over time, but they can also leach into soil ...