The reason batteries come in so many types has as much to do with history as innovation.

It’s common to see solar panels on rooftops and fields, but they aren’t widespread on cars − yet.

Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming increasingly common as electric vehicles spread, and are hard to extinguish. A new approach uses an electrolyte based on a commercial fire extinguisher.

More and more motorists are opting for bigger EVs – but there are several environmental concerns to consider.

Some power plants don’t have massive smokestacks or cooling towers – or even a central site.

Lithium-ion batteries power many electric cars, bikes and scooters. When they are damaged or overheated, they can ignite or explode. Four engineers explain how to handle these devices safely.

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

Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.

Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.

China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?