GM electric car push could mean fewer and lower paying jobs
If U.S. consumers ever ditch fuel burners for electric vehicles, then the United Auto Workers union is in trouble.
Sep 22, 2019
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Automotive
If U.S. consumers ever ditch fuel burners for electric vehicles, then the United Auto Workers union is in trouble.
Sep 22, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Most electric vehicles are equipped with an electronic brain that manages day-to-day battery performance and safety. This battery management system, or BMS, includes software that uses algorithms to monitor the overall health ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and reliably recharged thousands of times. For the past three decades, lithium-ion batteries have reigned supreme—proving ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Many electric vehicles are powered by lithium-ion batteries that rely on cobalt—a scarce, expensive metal with high environmental and social costs. A team of researchers from Japanese and French universities has now developed ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Automotive
France launched its first factory for electric vehicle batteries on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China.
May 30, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are improving the safety and performance of electric vehicles through a new design that protects their batteries.
Jul 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
The lithium batteries that power electronic devices and electric vehicles have a number of drawbacks. The electrolyte—the medium that enables electrons and positive charges to move between the electrodes—is a flammable ...
Oct 13, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Studies at TU Graz show that the older an traction battery of electric vehicles (EV) is, the lower the danger it poses. Now the researchers and industry partners want to define parameters for the subsequent use of discarded ...
May 3, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
A research team has conducted a systematic analysis of thermal safety in lithium-sulfur pouch cells. The team focused their study on the exothermic reactions which leads to the temperature rise of lithium-sulfur batteries ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Engineering
A research team, jointly led by Professor Seok Ju Kang and Professor Hyun-Wook Lee in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, has successfully developed a novel binder technology that promises to revolutionize ...
Dec 14, 2023
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