Battery Technologies

New Mega‑Study of 1,300 Used EVs Just Blew Up the Battery‑Degradation Myth

New Mega‑Study of 1,300 Used EVs Just Blew Up the Battery‑Degradation Myth — Here’s Who Tops the List (Hint: Not Tesla)

What Kvdbil actually did — and why it’s news Kvdbil, one of Sweden’s largest marketplaces for used vehicles, embedded a battery check into its standard inspection and has now released the first large slice of data: 1,366 SoH tests across used EVs
October 31, 2025
How AI4S and LLMs Could Crack Solid‑State Batteries - And Supercharge the Clean‑Energy Race

‘ChatGPT for Materials’ Meets Robot Chemists: How AI4S + LLMs Could Crack Solid‑State Batteries – And Supercharge the Clean‑Energy Race

Why LLMs + AI4S are a turning point for solid‑state electrolytes Solid‑state electrolytes promise safer, higher‑energy batteries by replacing flammable liquids with ion‑conducting solids. But they’re notoriously hard to discover and manufacture: you must balance ionic conductivity, stability (chemical/electrochemical/mechanical), interfacial behavior, and
October 22, 2025
Top 10 Home Solar Batteries

Never Lose Power Again – Top 10 Home Solar Batteries of 2025 Revealed

What Are the Best Solar Batteries in 2025? Home energy storage has exploded in 2025, with more brands and models than ever. Not long ago the market was dominated by a few names, but now even electronics companies like Anker and household
October 15, 2025
Huawei Solid‑State EV Battery

Huawei ‘5‑Minute, 3,000‑km’ Solid‑State EV Battery: Breakthrough or Bold Claim?

The in‑depth explainer What Huawei actually filed (and why it matters) Huawei’s patent (CN118899435A, published Nov 5, 2024) describes doping sulfide solid electrolytes with nitrogen‑containing groups so that, against a lithium‑metal anode, a stabilizing lithium nitride (Li₃N) interphase forms. In lab data
October 13, 2025
MIT - Self Healing and CO₂ ‑ Sucking Batteries

MIT’s “Self‑Healing, CO₂‑Sucking Batteries”? The Breakthrough Everyone’s Talking About – Here’s What’s Real and What’s Next

The idea in one line A new class of battery‑like CO₂ capture systems from MIT and self‑healing battery materials from MIT point to a future where electrochemical energy devices both fix themselves and remove carbon—but today they are distinct advances on a
October 12, 2025
Backup Batteries vs Generators

Backup Batteries vs Generators: The Ultimate Showdown for Home, RV, and Off-Grid Power

Advantages and Disadvantages Backup Batteries – Advantages: Battery-based backups (including whole-home batteries like the Tesla Powerwall and portable “solar generators” with solar charging) offer clean and quiet power. They produce no tailpipe emissions and can be safely used indoors (no carbon monoxide
October 6, 2025
Your Electric car could be a Home Battery

Stop Buying a Home Battery? Your EV Could Be a 60–100 kWh Backup Powerhouse — The 2025 Roundup of Bidirectional Chargers (V2H, V2G & V2L)

Bidirectional EV chargers: your EV as the ultimate home backup battery What “bidirectional” really means In North America, UL 9741 defines safety for bidirectional EV power export equipment and references UL 1741/IEEE 1547 for grid interaction—the same framework used for solar and
October 4, 2025
CustomCells

“Battery Pioneer in Crisis!” Germany’s CustomCells Files for Insolvency — What Really Happened, Who’s Affected, and What Comes Next

What is CustomCells—and why it mattered Founded in 2012 as a Fraunhofer spin‑off, CustomCells built a reputation for tailor‑made, high‑performance cells for demanding niches—from e‑aviation and motorsport to defense and mining—operating pilot and small‑series facilities in Itzehoe and Tübingen with 200+ employees.
September 30, 2025
Lilium Jet 30

Inside the Lilium Jet: 30 ‘Electric Jets,’ Bold Battery Bets – and the Hard Lessons from a $1B eVTOL

The in‑depth report 1) The architecture that made Lilium different Most eVTOLs rely on open rotors. Lilium doubled down on ducted fans integrated into tilting flaps across a canard and main wing. The company argued this could control noise, cut drag in
September 19, 2025
Energy Storage

Energy Storage: The Secret Weapon of the Clean Energy Revolution

Energy storage captures energy for later use, making intermittently-produced power (like solar or wind) available on demand enelgreenpower.com, energy.gov. – Major storage types include electrical (batteries, capacitors), mechanical (pumped hydro, flywheels), thermal (molten salt, ice) and chemical (hydrogen, fuels) energy.gov, eia.gov. –
September 18, 2025