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Panasonic supplier may have used Cuban cobalt in Tesla batteries

We recently wrote about Panasonic and its efforts to cut as much cobalt out of its lithium-ion battery chemistry as possible. Well, that seems like an even better idea than ever now because the compan...

Newer Tesla batteries contain Cuban cobalt, likely illegal under US sanctions

Panasonic, the exclusive supplier of batteries to Tesla, has decided to halt buying cobalt from a Canadian company after Reuters raised questions about its provenance. Cobalt is a crucial element in t...

Some Tesla Batteries May Be Illegal in the US

The booming demand for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries has placed growing pressure on manufacturers to secure sources of the common materials required to make them. Panasonic is one of those manufa...

How Big Batteries at Data Centers Could Replace Power Plants

The cutting edge in American efforts to green the power sector can be found in a shipping container sitting in the parking lot of a sprawling Microsoft Corp. data center in southern Virginia. A team o...

Batteries for all: SMUD looks at distributing electric storage

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is formulating a program to place many batteries in homes and businesses to support its utility grid. The utility will subsidize part of the cost of the batte...

Panasonic suspends link with cobalt supplier for Tesla Model S/X batteries due to Cuba connection

Panasonic, Tesla’s exclusive battery cell suppliers for its vehicles, has shut down its relationship with a cobalt supplier due to a possible violation of the US embargo with Cuba. Cobalt is currently ...

Day Hack: The Transition To 100% Rechargeable Batteries At Home

This post is a part of a new Day Hack series where we will share quick hacks you can implement today. We had the opportunity for a fresh start this year and are looking at it as a way to start fresh w...

Minis Could Keep Getting Bigger, And Batteries Are To Blame

The 2019 Countryman is the largest Mini ever – and also the first with a hybrid setup. The first Mini, built in 1959, definitely lived up to its name. It measured in at 3 metres long. Compare that to ...

Tesla Model 3 profits, Nissan Leaf Nismo, and EVgo repurposes i3 batteries: Today's Car News

A new cost breakdown shows Tesla Model 3 profits. Nissan debuts the Leaf Nismo for Japan. EVgo begins using used BMW i3 batteries for its electric-car charging stations. And some German Tesla Model S ...

These new Mophie batteries charge with your iPhone’s cable

Mophie has a new range of Powerstation external batteries that can recharge via Apple Lightning, cutting down the number of power adapters iPhone users need to carry. Four new Mophie Powerstations are ...