Tesla agrees to build China’s largest grid-scale battery power plant

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Tesla has inked its first deal to build a grid-scale battery power plant in China amid a strained trading relationship between Beijing and Washington. The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed. Utility-scale battery energy storage systems help […]


A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

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On a frigid day in early January, as she worked in her office in the Boston suburb of Billerica, Mass., Siyu Huang received a two-word text message. “Spinning wheels,” it said. Attached was a short video clip showing a car on rollers in an indoor testing center. To the untrained eye there was nothing remarkable […]


Ford recalling 20K hybrid SUVs over battery concerns

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday that Ford Motor would recall 20,484 hybrid crossover SUVs over battery concerns. The recall includes certain Ford Escape and luxury Lincoln Corsair vehicles from model years 2020 to 2024. The recall includes certain Ford Escape (above) and luxury Lincoln Corsair vehicles from model years 2020 to 2024. AP “A manufacturing defect in one […]