(Natural News) Electric vehicle (EV) charging has caused several house fires and resulted in massive losses, with three such fires being recorded in the states of Virginia and Maryland. A March 31 house fire in Damascus, Maryland caused by a charging EV resulted in $350,000 worth of damages. It also displaced four people and a few […]

(Natural News) Consumer electronics firm Fitbit has ordered a recall of 1.7 million units of one of its smartwatches. The company owned by Google’s parent firm Alphabet said the lithium-ion battery inside the smartwatch tend to overheat and can burn users. The recall applied to the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch produced from 2017 until 2020, according […]

(Natural News) A new battery manufacturing plant to be built by Toyota for electric vehicles is expected to create 1,750 jobs in North Carolina. The Toyota Battery Manufacturing is set to open in 2025 at the North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Megasite. There will be four production lines in the plant, each capable of producing enough lithium-ion batteries […]

(Natural News) Big Tech companies and electric car manufacturers are profiting off child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Apple, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Dell Technologies, Microsoft and Tesla are putting Congelese children in danger in their quest for cobalt – a key component of rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Those companies […]

(Natural News) A bacon, lettuce and tomato (BLT) sandwich is a good solution for hunger. Interestingly, scientists have also looked to this sandwich to solve a common issue with electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A lithium metal battery whose design is inspired by the sandwich addressed needle-like growths that undermine battery performance. Scientists also touted the […]

(Natural News) The second victim in the fiery Tesla car crash north of Houston on April 17 has been identified by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences as Everette Talbot, 69. Talbot was killed in the crash along with 59-year-old Dr. William Varner of The Woodlands, Texas – the car’s owner. Talbot’s spouse was the person notified after […]

(Natural News) A startup in the tiny mountainous country of Switzerland promises to deliver what electric car giant Tesla Motors has failed to pull off. Its new lithium-ion battery is said to store and produce far more power for vehicles than existing designs. Swiss company Innolith claims that an electric vehicle equipped with its lithium […]

(Natural News) A joint effort between American and Chinese researchers have delivered a new take on the cathode of a lithium battery. Their prototype negatively-charged electrode will help reduce the size and weight of energy storage systems. A smaller, lighter lithium battery makes it possible to fit more cells aboard electric vehicles, extending their range […]

(Natural News) Magnesium-based energy storage systems are heralded as the most likely successor to lithium-ion batteries. A recent discovery involving disordered nanoparticles of magnesium chromium oxide could further increase the already considerable amount of energy that can be stored by magnesium batteries. Researchers from the University College London (UCL) and the University of Illinois at Chicago […]

(Natural News) A recent breakthrough in magnesium-based energy storage technology promised to make the tried-and-tested design much more competitive with lithium-ion systems. The updated battery achieved its vast increase in storage capacity and energy discharge by using an organic electrode alongside chloride-free electrolytes. High-energy magnesium batteries derived from the new design can be used in all kinds of roles. They […]