As the source of power for electric cars and many other modes of clean transportation, improvements in battery technology stand to benefit vehicle performance in a number of important ways. This ...

University of Michigan engineers have developed a modified manufacturing process for electric vehicle (EV) batteries that significantly enhances charging speeds in cold weather. The innovation ...

When temperatures fall below freezing, cellphones need to be recharged frequently, and electric cars have shorter driving ranges. This is because their lithium-ion batteries' anodes get sluggish, ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have now found a neglected feature of the issue. Storage of lithium-ion batteries at sub-freezing temperatures could ...

As part of their research into next-generation battery technology, scientists at University of California, San Diego are exploring designs that can function at extreme temperatures, and they're ...

Lithium-ion batteries with bumpy components may hold charge better in freezing cold temperatures. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are used in many electronic devices ranging from iPhones to ...

R esearchers have explored the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in extreme cold. They reviewed low-temperature (LT ...

As the demand for electric vehicles, cell phones, and computers continues to grow, so does the demand for lithium used in lithium-ion batteries. While this soft, alkali metal known as “white gold” is ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing a lot of energy. The ...

There are plenty of times our devices are out in the cold. Maybe you’re skiing, and you take your iPhone along with you; maybe you ordered a brand-new tablet for the holidays, and the driver left it ...