Enlarge / Koch Industries Inc. headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. (credit: Larry W. Smith/Bloomberg) Koch Industries—the conglomerate owned by Charles Koch and the heirs of David Koch, men who donated heavily to groups that helped politicize the science of climate change—is reportedly investing hundreds of millions of dollars in battery companies. The privately held company has […]
Enlarge (credit: GM ) GENERAL MOTORS has announced that it is recalling every Chevrolet Bolt made to date, including the new EUV models, over concerns that a manufacturing defect in its LG-made batteries could cause a fire. The Bolt was first recalled in November after five cars that hadn’t been in crashes caught fire. After […]
Enlarge / What year, again, does Mr. Fusion show up to compete with Tesla et al? (credit: Universal Pictures) It’s hard to write about battery research around these parts without hearing certain comments echo before they’re even posted: It’ll never see the market. Cold fusion is eternally 20 years away, and new battery technology is […]
Enlarge / Thomas Schmall, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Group for Technology, and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components. (credit: Volkswagen AG) Volkswagen Group is planning six new European lithium-ion battery factories with a total yearly output of 240 GWh once they’re all operational in 2030. It made the announcement on Monday at […]
Expand / Gaze on Tesla’s brand new battery mobile, but do not despair. (charge: Aurich Lawson / / Tesla / / Getty Images) Tesla’s”battery” Tuesday showed a surprising quantity of info about jobs the firm has kept under wraps. The demonstration described improvements and changes into just about all aspects of its own battery packs, […]