Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

Solid-state batteries promise greater safety, higher energy density, and new degrees of freedom in cell design. Yet the path from laboratory cell to industrial production is challenging. Laser ...

Electric vehicles are colliding with a hard reality: lithium is expensive, supply chains are fragile, and safety concerns still unsettle buyers. A new generation of solid-state sodium-ion batteries ...

Factorial Energy and Stellantis have validated a full-size solid-state battery cell that they describe as a potential ...

Laser-based manufacturing technologies could play a decisive role in transferring solid-state batteries from laboratory prototypes to industrial production, ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

As recently as this past winter, solid-state batteries were touted as future tech poised to move electric propulsion rapidly forward. Jumping ahead a year, Honda ­announced limited production of these ...

Imagine an electric vehicle that charges in minutes, travels over 1,200 kilometers on a single charge, and eliminates the risk of battery fires altogether. This isn’t science fiction, it’s the promise ...

Groundbreaking new battery designs are lasting longer and using power more efficiently than ever. But that hasn't stopped researchers from trying to push the boundaries of capability, or create new ...