Sodium-ion batteries are popping up in electric scooters and grid storage installations. Lithium-ion batteries have some emerging competition: Sodium-based alternatives are starting to make inroads.

As demand for electric vehicles ramps up, the high cost of producing lithium-ion batteries at scale becomes an increasing concern. But a relatively new technology that promises to slash energy ...

What if the future of energy storage didn’t depend on rare, expensive, and environmentally taxing materials? Imagine a world where batteries are built from elements as common as table salt, offering a ...

Students in the Netherlands have developed a revolutionary modular electric city car that can be repaired at home using ...

Researchers and scientists began work on sodium-ion battery development as early as the late 1970s to the early 1980s, and continued to progress throughout the eighties. However, lithium-ion batteries ...

Some drivers have to jump start their cars regularly when temperatures drop. Here's why car batteries are so sensitive to low ...

(iSeeCars) – Electric cars have soared in popularity in the wake of high gasoline prices. While improvements in vehicle battery technology have led to increased battery range, consumers are still left ...

Sodium-ion batteries claim to offer a safer, more reliable, and domestically sourced alternative to lithium-ion systems, with lower maintenance costs and broader temperature ...

Car batteries rely on a chemical reaction to start vehicles. The age of your battery plays a huge role in its voltage and ability to start a vehicle in lower temperatures. Fall is here and ...

Even US manufacturers could feel the effects of higher prices. This story is part of MIT Technology Review’s "America Undone” series, examining how the foundations of US success in science and ...