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We’re swapping bad stuff, like tailpipe emissions, for other bad stuff, like everything involved in the mining, refining, and manufacturing of an EV battery. Bigger batteries, longer range ...

Today, a San Francisco–based startup called Ample demonstrated its new battery-swap system, which it says can exchange a depleted EV battery for a fresh one in five minutes. Ample joins several ...

Today, you get to Ask Hackaday: why aren’t EV batteries manufactured by the automakers themselves? Battery manufacturers like CATL have invested heavily in production capacity to churn out cells ...

Electric vehicles promise efficiency gains over their gas-fuelled predecessors, but the issue of recharging remains a hurdle for many eager to jump on board with the technology. The problem is ...

If electric vehicle production significantly increases over the next decade, the demand for EV batteries will similarly skyrocket. Major battery producers are investing heavily to meet rising EV ...

The companies say the Lyten battery has “a pathway to achieve the lowest emissions EV battery on the global market.” Lyten is currently quoting a 60% lower carbon footprint in the manufacture ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd on Friday said they will build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the United States amid a push to take advantage ...

It'd essentially mean a driver buys an electric vehicle but subscribes to the battery, Ample CEO Khaled Hassounah told Insider. The upfront cost of a new EV (relatively high, on average ...