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Science proves that electric vehicles are much cleaner, despite the batteries

A new study finds electric vehicles erase their early emissions fast and stay far cleaner than gas cars over their lifetimes. Read More

Sulfur-based batteries could offer electric vehicles a greener, longer-range option

Picture an electric car that could go 600, 700 or even 1,000 miles on a single charge. That's much farther than the longest-range electric vehicles on the U.S. market, according to Car and Driver ... Read More

Hundreds of Old EV Batteries Have New Jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the Grid

Rare Sightings of Critically Endangered Vaquita Spark Cautious Optimism About the Species’ Ability to Recover Decades After the U.S. Government Conducted Research Beneath This City, a Promising Clean ... Read More

How electric cars and heat pumps can help Switzerland implement its energy strategy

In the future, flexibly operated heat pumps and electric cars could reduce both electricity imports and electricity prices. That is according to a new study by a Swiss research consortium led by ETH ... Read More

EV owners are using their trucks’ giant batteries to prevent blackouts

Brian Foreman and his wife, Christy, were getting ready to make dinner at their home in Highland, Maryland, when the power went out. While the lights winked out around their neighborhood last May, ... Read More

How better battery lifespans and reused batteries can push the US power grid into the future

As artificial intelligence and data centers demand more power from the grid, Carnegie Mellon University is improving a key technology at the heart of America's energy future—batteries. Subscribe to ... Read More

Redwood Materials Raises $350 Million To Boost Electric Grid Battery Business

Redwood Materials, the leading U.S. recycler of lithium-ion batteries and a growing supplier of materials for new ones, just raised $350 million to expand its ability to supply grid-scale energy ... Read More

Can You Replace EV Batteries Yourself? 3 Reasons You Shouldn't Try It

In theory, EVs should be a no-brainer thanks to their many environmental and operational benefits. But in practice, there are many reasons why you may not want to buy an electric car just yet. Simply ... Read More

Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the power grid

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Hundreds of old EV batteries have new jobs in Texas: Stabilizing the grid

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. East of San Antonio in Bexar County, 500 electric vehicle batteries at the ... Read More