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Anthro Energy clears DOE phase approval for 12, 000-ton lithium-ion battery electrolyte plant in Louisville
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (161+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Anthro Energy has received authorization from the US Department of Energy to advance its Louisville, Kentucky electrolyte manufacturing facility into the construction phase'clearing the path for what the Stanford spinout…...
Ford launches a new stationary battery energy storage business
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (343+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Several EV manufacturers have branched out into the stationary battery biz, including Tesla and BYD. Now that the data center bubble is puffing up at an impressive (or alarming) rate,…...
Hanyang University pins minimum LNO coating at 2. 5 nm for sulfide solid-state battery cathodes
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (181+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Researchers at Hanyang University have identified 2. 5 nanometers as the minimum coating thickness required to effectively protect cathode materials in sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries'giving the field a quantitative lower bound it has…...
Chroma's battery tester validated Orion's lithium-ion systems for NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar mission
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (152+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Chroma Systems Solutions has announced that its Chroma 17020 Battery Test System was used to evaluate the lithium-ion battery systems aboard NASA's Orion crew capsule for the Artemis II mission'the first…...
Zero 60 launches 26 EV charging ports in California
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (217+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Fleets and Infrastructure, Newswire, The Infrastructure. Public charging provider Zero 60 has added 26 new charging ports at three new locations in central and northern California. With the latest expansion, Zero 60 now operates 127 charging ports…...
Chinese EV maker BYD: We don't need to sell cars in the US market
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (345+ words) Posted May 15, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Newswire, The Vehicles. Is BYD focusing on finding a way to break into the US passenger car market? Nope. Speaking at the recent Beijing Auto Show, BYD Executive VP Stella Li, who is…...
As other automakers retrench, Toyota has four new EVs in the works
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (922+ words) Posted May 14, 2026 by John Voelcker & filed under Features, Newswire, The Vehicles, Vehicle Features. WTH is Toyota thinking? Is it serving up new EVs as the US market collapses? Not at all'its methodical approach validates the EV transition. When an auto…...
Charged EVs | SCHURTER acquires majority stake in China's Biaodi, adding pyrotechnic and high-voltage EV fuses to its lineup
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (220+ words) Posted May 14, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Swiss electronic components maker SCHURTER has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Biaodi, a China-based developer of high-voltage circuit protection products for electric vehicles and new energy applications....
Trinseo's new lithium-ion anode binder reduces DCIR and surface resistivity with uniform electrode distribution
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (153+ words) Posted May 14, 2026 by Charged EVs & filed under Newswire, The Tech. Trinseo has launched VOLTABOND 211, a water-based styrene-butadiene (SBR) binder for graphite- and silicon-based lithium-ion battery anodes. Compared to the company's second-generation VOLTABOND 029, the new material delivers a 5% reduction in electrode…...
Traton secures "850 million for investments in battery-electric trucks and buses
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (286+ words) Posted May 14, 2026 by Charles Morris & filed under Fleets and Infrastructure, Newswire, The Vehicles. The Traton Group, majority-owned by Volkswagen, has raised a total of "850 million to invest in battery-electric drivetrains. In 2025, Traton introduced a Green Finance Framework, enabling investors to…...