The new lithium-ion droplet battery—called LiDB—meets all those goals. It's soft, rechargeable, biodegradable, and can be activated by light.

BYD, China's top EV manufacturer (which also makes its own batteries), made waves this year when it announced vehicles that ...

Lithium-ion battery fires from electric cars, bikes and scooters rise, challenging firefighters The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose ...

The automaker will also leverage prismatic cells, which are a type of lithium-ion battery that take a rectangular shape, thus providing greater space utilization and packaging benefits.

More than 60 lithium-ion battery packs, hundreds of individual lithium-ion cells, and dozens of electric and gas scooters were found in the shop, Kavanagh said.

The average cost per kWh of a lithium-ion battery was $790 in 2013. BNEF said it expects average battery pack prices to drop again next year to $133/kWh, then to $80/kWh in 2030.

International Battery Company has committed to investing $1 billion in India’s southern Karnataka state to build a factory that will produce lithium-ion cells, the provincial government said ...