Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry

For now, phosphate rock mining is dominated by China and Morocco.

Gavin D. J. Harper, Research Fellow, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 11, 2023 • ~6 min

Companies Seek to Profit from Old EV Batteries
VOA Learning English • voa
June 28, 2023 • ~5 min

Right-to-charge laws bring the promise of EVs to apartments, condos and rentals

Illinois passed the latest law requiring new apartment buildings to be wired for EV chargers. Now apartment communities are figuring out the best ways to make shared charging work for everyone.

Eleftheria Kontou, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • conversation
June 27, 2023 • ~8 min

Could Solid-State Batteries Improve EVs?
VOA Learning English • voa
June 17, 2023 • ~4 min

Can new batteries eliminate need for cobalt mined by kids?

Nickel could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt in lithium-ion batteries, which is often mined using child labor.

Lucas Van Wyk Joel-UC Irvine • futurity
June 14, 2023 • ~4 min

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
March 15, 2023 • ~8 min

A more sustainable way to generate phosphorus

MIT chemists found a way to cut the carbon footprint of producing white phosphorus, an ingredient in many consumer products.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Using combustion to make better batteries

An MIT team is working to harness combustion to yield valuable materials, including some that are critical in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries.

Nancy W. Stauffer | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Feb. 16, 2023 • ~17 min

Elastic material could protect flexible batteries from gases

A new elastic material could be used to create flexible batteries for "soft" electronics. It's impervious to gases and liquids.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 3, 2023 • ~5 min

Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market

The UK needs an industrial strategy to counter the rise of EU battery manufacturing.

Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy, Deputy Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 19, 2023 • ~8 min

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