Battery

Portable battery solutions by EV makers can power homes during hurricanes
October 11, 2024
Portable power banks can provide electricity to homes and cars in the event of an emergency where there is a loss of power from traditional sources. Electric vehicle makers...
Synergy begins installation of first battery units at Collie BESS facility
October 9, 2024
Synergy has begun the installation of the first battery units at its 500MW/2 gigawatt hours (GWh) Collie battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia (WA).The initial 80 units...
How could pagers in Lebanon have been rigged to explode?
September 18, 2024
At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 people wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon when hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah and others almost simultaneously exploded.Hezbollah has...
Indonesia launches first EV battery plant
July 3, 2024
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.The country, which...
After a deadly battery factory fire, attention turns to the safety of migrant workers
June 28, 2024
SEOUL —  The workers never stood a chance.Security video from a lithium battery factory south of Seoul in the city of Hwaseong on Monday morning shows a puff of smoke...
Fire at Lithium Battery Plant in South Korea Kills at Least 16
June 24, 2024
A fire at a lithium battery factory south of Seoul​ on Monday killed at least 16 workers and left six others missing, officials said.​Officials feared that the toll from...
Fire at lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 9, leaving 15 others missing
June 24, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday left at least nine people dead, four injured and 15...
U.A.W. Reaches Accord on Pay and Safety at E.V. Battery Plant
June 10, 2024
The United Automobile Workers union on Monday announced a tentative contract agreement at an Ohio factory making batteries for electric vehicles, a step that it called a milestone in...