batteries

EV Battery Fires Pose Risk to First Responders Says U.S. Safety Regulator

Electric vehicle (EV) fires pose a major safety threat to first responders, and US guidelines to deal with them are largely incomplete at this point, further exacerbating the issue, said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday. The safety regulator said there are gaps in research regarding EV industry safety standards, especially with high-speed […]

Tesla Model 3 in China to Get Cobalt-Free LFP Batteries: Report

Tesla plans to switch primarily to lithium, and the first batteries of suit are likely to be rolling out soon. Tesla plans to begin rolling out Model 3 units with cobalt-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) from its Shanghai factory, as reported by Reuters. While current iterations of the vehicle use nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries, the planned […]

Tesla Looks to Acquire Stake in LG for Batteries: Report

In a new potential partnership, Tesla is, once again, showing its reliance on other companies for its battery supply needs. According to the Korea Times, Tesla is hoping to acquire stake in LG Energy Solution – as they separate from LG Chem – in order to bolster its supply of batteries. The news comes to […]

Tesla Batteries Now Being Used to Supply Power in the U.K.

A cluster of six giant Tesla batteries was used to supply power to British households for the first time in history, reports Bloomberg. The Holes Bay energy storage project in Dorset, U.K., consists of six of Tesla’s gargantuan Megapack batteries. The cluster of Megapack batteries can store energy generated by sources of renewable energy, and […]

UBS Analyst Shares Expectations for Tesla Battery Day 2020

Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting, aptly dubbed Battery Day, takes place September 22, 2020, after being pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic. While there’s rampant chatter of new entry-level models and a revolutionary million-mile battery, both may be a ways away. Patrick Hummel, analyst at the United Bank of Switzerland (UBS), detailed what we can expect to […]

Tesla Gains Continue After Morgan Stanley Battery Supply Endorsement

As the electric vehicle market continues to grow and saturate, it’s the nuances that are going to separate the sprinters from the marathon runners. According to The Street, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has said that Tesla’s batteries could be a key component of the electric vehicle (EV) company’s future growth. Jonas increased his original […]

Panasonic to Increase Energy Density of Tesla Batteries By 20%

Panasonic has been a leading provider for batteries and cells, especially in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. With a growing demand for sustainable and efficient energy, the competition between cell providers is fierce. The company has been supplying 2170 lithium-ion cells to Tesla, for the Model 3 vehicle in 2017. The energy density of these […]