Chase Bierenkoven is a gearhead and writer based in Denver, Colorado. As the family lore goes, Chase's first word was "truck." Cars have been a problem ever since. By 16, Chase was spending his ...

Mercedes-Benz is testing EVs with solid-state batteries, which promise greater range and efficiency over current EV batteries, on public roads. It's a huge and important step toward getting these ...

Mercedes-Benz starts road testing first solid-state-battery vehicle using Factorial Energy battery cells (Source: Mercedes-Benz) The “holy grail” of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner ...

BMW is testing solid-state battery cells developed by Solid Power in the i7 sedan. Solid-state compositions promise lighter weight, greater energy density and thermal safety, and longer ranges for EVs ...

Subaru isn’t the first car brand that comes to mind when considering electric vehicles. Like other Japanese automakers, including Toyota, Subaru has been one of the biggest laggards in the shift to ...

This week already brought us a camper loaded with solid-state battery power, and now we have a luxury EV putting its own solidified energy storage to work. BMW is road-testing solid-state batteries in ...

Donut Lab, a Finnish solid-state battery maker, claims its cells retained 97.7% of their charge after sitting idle for 10 days, a figure that, if independently confirmed, would represent a sharp ...

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.

The sheet metal doesn’t give much away, but this i7 M70 test mule is the Bavarian company’s first roadworthy foray into the world of solid-state batteries Solid-state batteries are considered the ...

Update: This list has been updated with the latest solid-state battery developments at Karma Automotive and Donut Lab. Talk to any battery executive, and they’ll tell you lithium-ion batteries have a ...

BMW begins testing of an i7 EV with a large-format solid-state battery pack. With the advancements brought by its Gen6 batteries, BMW doesn't think it will need solid-state in its EVs this decade.