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VivaTech 2024: Safer EV batteries and flying taxis on show in Paris

Cyril Fourneris

By Cyril Fourneris Published on 25/05/2024 – 16:21 GMT+2 Transport companies are presenting their latest innovations at the VivaTech. On land and in the air, the trends are electrification and autonomy. ADVERTISEMENT Over the years, VivaTech technology...

Blackstone buys EV gigafactory land, quelling UK net-zero dreams

By Indrabati Lahiri This move could significantly slow down Britain’s ambitious net-zero plans to increase lithium battery production domestically, in order to decrease dependence on China. ADVERTISEMENT US private equity giant Blackstone has recently announced that it...

Here's where Britain's biggest EV factory is going to be built

By Indrabati Lahiri Tata has announced it is to set up its first gigafactory outside India in Somerset, with battery production likely to start in 2026. ADVERTISEMENT Tata, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), has revealed...

Batteries made from woodchips could clean up the EV industry

Published on 26/02/2024 – 7:00 GMT+1•Updated 27/02/2024 – 15:56 GMT+1 The material will soon be manufactured in the EU and US, reducing dependence on Chinese supplies of graphite. ADVERTISEMENT A company in New Zealand is turning...

This is how cold weather affects your EV and what you can do about it

By Geraldine Herbert Published on 03/02/2024 – 15:23 GMT+1•Updated 05/02/2024 – 1:05 GMT+1 Does the cold affect your EV’s battery performance and range? Are EVs harder to handle in snow? Here’s what you need to know about...

Tesla could lose its prime spot in the EV market to a Chinese company

By Doloresz Katanich Elon Musk may not be sitting too long on top of the world’s biggest electric car empire. ADVERTISEMENT Chinese automaker BYD calls itself ‘the biggest car brand you’ve never heard of,’ yet they are...

Here’s how electric car batteries could be recycled in the future

Published on 17/10/2023 – 15:35 GMT+2•Updated 18/10/2023 – 10:03 GMT+2 The researchers have developed a recycling method that allows recovery of 100 per cent of the aluminium and 98 per cent of the lithium in electric...

Are we prepared to tackle the risk of EV fires?

By Roselyne Min While EV fires happen less frequently than in traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, they pose very different challenges for first responders. ADVERTISEMENT Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a promising solution to replace...

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

Published on 14/09/2023 – 16:54 GMT+2•Updated 19/09/2023 – 15:09 GMT+2 The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted people...

Why an ‘all solid-state battery’ could save EV owners a lot of time

Published on 13/06/2023 – 14:28 GMT+2•Updated 19/06/2023 – 14:51 GMT+2 The Japanese automotive company are playing catch up after criticism they haven’t done enough to fight the climate crisis. ADVERTISEMENT Toyota has announced its plans to...

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VivaTech 2024: Safer EV batteries and flying taxis on show in Paris

Blackstone buys EV gigafactory land, quelling UK net-zero dreams

Here's where Britain's biggest EV factory is going to be built

Batteries made from woodchips could clean up the EV industry

This is how cold weather affects your EV and what you can do about it

Tesla could lose its prime spot in the EV market to a Chinese company

Here’s how electric car batteries could be recycled in the future

Are we prepared to tackle the risk of EV fires?

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

Why an ‘all solid-state battery’ could save EV owners a lot of time

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