The U.S. Department of Defense has expanded its list of companies it identifies as linked to China’s military-industrial ecosystem, adding major technology and industrial groups including Alibaba, Baidu and electric-vehicle manufacturer BYD in a move that underscores the growing overlap between commercial innovation and national-security competition. The updated “Chinese Military Companies” list,…
I must have covered about a dozen electric enduros in the span of the last few months, and that’s just scratching the surface. That should tell you about just how rapidly the electric enduro motorcycle space has blown up of late.
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Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Motorcycles, Enduro, Off-road, Dirt Bikes, stark, Battery Technology
Scientists have built a quantum battery that could make charging almost instant. Australian researchers have achieved a major milestone in energy storage by designing and testing what is believed to be the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum battery. Scientists say this emerging technology could reshape how energy is stored and delivered, potentially leading to devices that [...]
Beyond the rather low efficiency of today’s solar panels in converting the power of the sun into electricity, the transformational potential of solar energy is presently held back by battery storage technology.
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Category: Energy, Engineering
Tags: Chemistry, Solar Power, UC Santa Barbara, Battery Technology
The electric vehicle (EV) space is in a weird one right now. On one hand, we’ve got brands chasing top speeds like there's no tomorrow. On the other hand, we’ve got a mileage battle popping up, with BYD claiming the top spot in that department (for now).
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Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Geely, Lynk & Co, BYD, Electric Vehicles, Battery Electric Vehicles, Battery…
A new quantum battery prototype demonstrates fast, scalable charging using quantum effects, bringing the technology closer to real-world energy applications. Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept quantum battery capable of charging, storing, and releasing energy, marking a major step toward a functional version of this technology. Unlike conventional batteries that depend on chemical…
What comes to mind when you imagine fast charging? Smartphones going from zero to 100% in minutes? Or perhaps, EVs gaining 60 miles worth of charge in under an hour? Scientists have created a proof-of-concept quantum battery that charges one million times faster than it discharges … using a laser.
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Category: Energy, Engineering
Tags: CSIRO, Quantum Mechanics, Battery…
We've covered Verge Motorcycles extensively for years, as the Estonian brand has been hard at work developing a novel electric motorcycle that looks – and runs – like nothing else out there. The company says it's now shipped its first bike with a world-first solid-state battery.
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Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: Electric Vehicles, verge-motorcycles, Solid-state,…
Finnish-Estonian bikemaker Verge has been in plenty of headlines in the past few years. Now, it’s time for its spin-off partner company, Donut Lab, to get its fair share of eyeballs. The company has been working on solid-state battery tech for a while, and it seems it’s finally seeing some worthwhile results.
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Category: Motorcycles, Transport
Tags: verge-motorcycles,…
A newly engineered molecule acts like a “rechargeable” solar heat battery, storing sunlight and releasing it on demand. Solar energy has one persistent weakness: it disappears at sunset. Finding a reliable way to store that energy for later use remains one of the biggest obstacles to expanding renewable power. A research team at UC Santa [...]
A new solvent-based technique could change how lithium is extracted from brines, potentially making the process faster, cheaper, and viable in places where conventional methods fail. Few elements are as key to the clean energy transition as lithium, and global demand for it is soaring. The metal powers the rechargeable batteries inside electric vehicles and [...]
A new AI-driven technique spots the telltale Raman signal of liquid-like ion motion—helping scientists rapidly identify materials for next-generation solid-state batteries. All-solid-state batteries (ASSB) are widely viewed as a safer and potentially more energy-dense alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Their performance relies heavily on how quickly ions can move through solid…
Sodium-ion batteries offer multiple advantages over their lithium-ion cousins. Energy storage, however, isn't one of them. That might be set to change thanks to a new method of creating the batteries involving water-rich cathodes.
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Category: Energy, Technology
Tags: Battery Technology, Sodium battery, Rechargeable Batteries, University of Surrey
A next-generation calcium battery breakthrough could challenge lithium and transform clean energy storage. A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has reported a major advance in calcium-ion battery (CIB) development that could influence how energy is stored in everyday technologies. By integrating quasi-solid-state electrolytes (QSSEs), the scientists…
That’s not a Range Rover you’re looking at, that’s the Xpeng GX. It’s the Chinese carmaker’s first full-size crossover, packing some serious tech inside. So while it may look like another Chinese copycat, it’s actually a classic case of offering more than meets the eye.
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Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Electric Vehicles, SUV, Range Rover, Battery Technology,…