Climate change sucks, but at least it won’t kill your EV battery

Older batteries also have a greater distribution of aging. The percentiles are much closer to the median for newer batteries, ...

AI Finds a Hidden Signal That Could Unlock Faster Solid-State Batteries

A new AI-driven technique spots the telltale Raman signal of liquid-like ion motion—helping scientists rapidly identify ...
Hackaday

Back To Basics: Hacking On Key Matrixes

A lot of making goes on in this community these days, but sometimes you’ve just gotta do some old fashioned hacking. You might have grabbed an old Speak and Spell that you want to repurpose ...
OSTechNix

How to Set Battery Charge Thresholds on Linux with TLP

Learn how to extend your Linux laptop's battery lifespan by setting charge thresholds with TLP. Step-by-step config for major Laptop brands.
Scientific American

A salt battery could make EVs more winterproof—if it holds up on the road

CATL says its sodium-ion pack can keep charging and delivering power far below freezing. The real test is whether those lab numbers survive real winter driving ...

Further Donut Lab Solid-State Battery Test Shows 110% Capacity at 80C

Donut Lab solid-state battery retest by Finland’s VTT shows capacity rising to 110% at 80C, but weight data is still missing.
IEEE

Design and Hardware Validation of an Arduino-Based Passive Cell Balancing Technique for Battery Management

Abstract: The paper focuses on the development, simulation, and practical implementation of a passive cell balancing methodology for lithium-ion batteries using the Arduino UNO microcontroller unit, ...