Renault's electric car division Ampere has opened its battery cell laboratory, announced last year, at the Renault Group ...

Scientists at the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other research institutions have ...

Repeated exposure to extreme heat reduces hybrid battery life. Frequent Level 3 DC fast charging shortens the life expectancy of a plug-in hybrid battery. Habitual charging to 100% affects a plug-in ...

Researchers have discovered a way to give new life to dead EV batteries — and it's something like giving a patient an IV.

BMW wants its EV owners to forget about battery issues. For the high-voltage batteries in the upcoming Neue Klasse EVs, BMW is sticking to a zero-defect approach. Every cell that comes into the ...

The irony of eco-friendly electric vehicles is the mountainous load of electronic waste they produce. So far, most targeted efforts to recycle EV batteries have been expensive and chemically toxic—and ...

Porsche AG said it was ditching plans to make its own battery cells as the German premium-car maker contends with a slow electric-vehicle market, particularly in the U.S. and China. The group had ...

Ford Motor Co. said it is getting closer to offering car buyers more affordable and longer-range electric vehicles thanks to a breakthrough it made in battery technology, though the announcement ...