DETROIT - Electric vehicles are just like ordinary gas guzzlers in some respects, including their lifespan. They need to be replaced every once in a while. That kicks a whole ecosystem of automotive supply chain activity into gear, with a new carbon footprint piling up along the way. A longer-lasting solid-state EV battery would help
TOKYO - Although Toyota missed out on the initial EV boom, it seems to be charging forward with new electric and hybrid technologies in an attempt to find a more robust solution for zero-emissions transportation. Previously, we heard about the company's new technologies that would reduce battery production costs by 20% and increase range to upwards of
TOKYO - High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are essential for various devices and modes of transportation and play a crucial role in transitioning to a greener world. However, the production of batteries involves the use of elements such as cobalt, which contributes to environmental, economic, and social issues. Researchers from the University of Tokyo, as
ANN ARBOR - What is Toyota's Research Institute south of Ann Arbor developing to power the next generation of vehicles? Todd Remtema, Group Manager of Powertrain Calibration & Evaluation at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development, provides details on MITech TV with Matt and Mike. More at TRI https://youtu.be/aLk4kZP021s
TOKYO - Toyota Motor will receive a roughly $853 million (120 billion yen) subsidy from the Japanese government to expand the production of electric vehicle batteries, in a bid to boost domestic output and become less dependent on Chinese-related supply chains, according to Nikkei. The monetary aid comes as Japanese companies – led by Tesla supplier Panasonic
TOKYO - Toyota, renowned as the world’s largest car company, has often been perceived as an anti-EV automaker due to its cautious approach and reluctance to embrace the EV revolution. Toyota maintained its course to focus on alternative options or rather specifically saying hydrogen path for its automobility future. Instead of succumbing to the hype surrounding
SILVER PEAK, Nevada - Salty water gurgles quietly through a pipe across a dry lakebed and into a Caribbean-blue pond. It's carrying an element that is crucial to the electric car revolution and, suddenly, one of the world's hottest commodities: lithium. Silver Peak, halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, may not resemble most people's mental
BOSTON - A discovery by MIT researchers could finally unlock the door to the design of a new kind of rechargeable lithium battery that is more lightweight, compact, and safe than current versions, and that has been pursued by labs around the world for years. The key to this potential leap in battery technology is
DETROIT - General Motors and battery manufacturer Microvast are partnering to develop new electric vehicle battery technology and build a factory in the United States with hundreds of jobs to manufacture what they call specialized separators. The two companies announced the partnership Wednesday, saying the factory and the specialized separator technology development will be funded
COLLEGE PARK, Md - In a paper published earlier this month in the journal Matter, one group of engineers at the University of Maryland crafted an impressive chitin-zinc battery made from crab shells that’s biodegradable, but still holds considerable electrical juice. As the world moves toward a more sustainable future, the hope is that a rechargeable, crab-derived
