Apple wants iPhone 16 batteries to come from India, not China
Enlarge / The iPhone 15 is manufactured both in China and India.Apple Apple wants batteries for its latest generation of iPhones to be made in India, as part of the US tech giant’s efforts to diversify its global supply chain and move manufacturing out of China. The world’s most valuable company has informed component suppliers…
Warren Buffett’s company slashed its stake in BYD. Here’s why that’s...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold more than 60% of its BYD shares since last summer. Buffett may have been taking profits, pruning his portfolio, or cutting his geopolitical exposure. Here's why the stock sales are surprising, and what the thinking might be behind them. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your…
New proteins, better batteries: Scientists are using AI to speed up...
AI similar to the kind used to make images is now being used to design synthetic proteins. Scientists say its radically sped up their research. Ian C Haydon/ UW Institute for Protein Design hide caption toggle caption Ian C Haydon/ UW Institute for Protein Design AI similar to the kind used to make images is…
Best Solar Batteries of October 2023 –...
See at LG LGES 16H Prime Best affordable battery What is the best overall solar battery?The Tesla Powerwall 2 is CNET's pick for the best overall solar battery. The Powerwall earned an average score in nearly every category, making it the most well-rounded solar battery we've scored. This makes it more likely to be a…
Toyota reveals its plan to catch up on EV battery technology
Getty Images Toyota, the world's largest automaker, has a problem. Although the company is famous for pioneering lean methods of manufacturing and being an early pioneer of hybrid electric powertrains, the switch to battery electric vehicles caught it somewhat unprepared. As rivals locked up contracts for critical minerals and formed joint ventures with battery makers…
EU wants “readily removable” batteries in devices soon—but what does that...
Enlarge / Very few modern smartphones can be considered to have a "readily removable" battery, but the Fairphone 4 is one of them.Fairphone Whenever regulation passes that seems to herald the dawn of a new age of repairable devices, there is almost always a catch, a loophole, or at least an "it depends." In the…
Researchers craft a fully edible battery
Can you tell me how many batteries you use in a year? A report from the University of Illinois reveals that Americans buy about 3 billion dry-cell batteries annually, which means that an average American ends up using nearly 10 batteries a year. Of course, this shouldn’t come as a surprise given that almost everything…
Meeting the Inflation Reduction Act’s EV battery requirements will be hard
Enlarge / Lithium ore sits waiting for processing. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has some car troubles. One of President Joe Biden’s major initiatives, the law was intended to foster activities that are both good for the economy and green. As such, it contains stipulations about the manufacturing of EVs—particularly that their batteries come from…
Wizards, horses, flip phones and AI: Elon Musk’s 10 most colorful...
Elon Musk mentioned wizards, flip phones, horses, and rust balls during Tesla's investor day. The EV maker's CEO weighed in on AI's potential, scaling issues, and the power of the human mind. There's essentially infinite demand for Tesla cars, but affordability is limiting sales, Musk said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access…
The big reuse: 25 MWh of ex-car batteries go on the...
Enlarge / Each of those white structures contains lots of batteries that were built for cars.B2U Last week, a company called B2U Storage Solutions announced that it had started operations at a 25 Megawatt-hour battery facility in California. On its own, that isn't really news, as California is adding a lot of battery power. But…
