Hybrid Li alloy tech beats solid-state battery energy density as Gangfeng starts mass cell production – NotebookCheck.net News

Hybrid Li alloy tech beats solid-state battery energy density as Gangfeng starts mass cell production – NotebookCheck.net News

ⓘ GanfengGanfeng Lithium sustainable extraction project in Argentina. The new lithium alloy electrodes allow cells with 650 Wh/kg energy density despite the hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte .This is way above the 500 Wh/kg figure Toyota or Samsung are targeting for commercial solid-state batteries in 2027. Ganfeng Lithium, the world’s largest lithium metal supplier, has managed to craft a battery with 95% solid electrolyte whose energy density exceeds that of the first solid-state battery...
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Toyota skips hybrid, outs battery-powered 2027 Highlander family SUV with up to 320-mile range – NotebookCheck.net News

Toyota skips hybrid, outs battery-powered 2027 Highlander family SUV with up to 320-mile range – NotebookCheck.net News

ⓘ ToyotaThe electric 2027 Toyota Highlander. Toyota won’t be releasing a Highlander hybrid and is instead going straight for battery power. This makes the 2027 Highlander its first 3-row SUV with an all-electric powertrain. While Toyota’s leadership got vindicated for its wait-and-see approach to vehicle electrification, it isn’t resting on its hybrid sales laurels and is launching new all-electric vehicles, including iconic models. Toyota announced its first 3-row electric S...
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First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News

First commercial sodium-ion battery in production operates at -40°C with 90% capacity retention – NotebookCheck.net News

Sodium-ion CATL battery. (Image source: CATL) CATL has added a sodium-ion battery capable of charging and operating at arctic temperatures to its commercial vehicle roster. The sodium battery’s energy density still compares to the popular LFP chemistry in mass market electric cars. The world’s biggest battery maker, CATL, unveiled the first commercial sodium-ion battery that will be produced at large scale. Advertised as the “low-temperature” solution for commercial vehic...
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California is bringing electric vehicle tax credit back ‘despite federal interference’ – NotebookCheck.net News

California is bringing electric vehicle tax credit back ‘despite federal interference’ – NotebookCheck.net News

The new Tesla Model Y in Ultra Red (Image source: Tesla) Tesla sales are expected to take a significant hit because of the premature federal tax credit expiration set by the White House administration. The EV subsidy ball is now in the individual states’ court, and California will be leading the compensation game. Just as initially promised, California will be resurrecting the compensation for the federal EV tax credit that expired at the end of the third quarter. It intended to do so imme...
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High solid-state battery costs finally addressed with electrolyte structure hack using cheaper materials – NotebookCheck.net News

High solid-state battery costs finally addressed with electrolyte structure hack using cheaper materials – NotebookCheck.net News

The ET5 sedan costs as much as NIO’s 150 kWh battery with semi-solid electrolyte. (Image source: NIO) The first vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the US is the Verge TS Pro motorcycle, which costs as much as a Tesla Model 3. Solid-state batteries are expensive, but they can now be made with much cheaper materials. The TS Pro bike that got announced at the CES 2026 expo will be the first production vehicle with a solid-state battery available for purchase in the U...
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Tesla misses delivery estimates as Musk still claims Model Y is the world’s top selling car – NotebookCheck.net News

Tesla misses delivery estimates as Musk still claims Model Y is the world’s top selling car – NotebookCheck.net News

The 2026 Model Y. (Image source: Tesla) Tesla’s Q4 deliveries were a miss compared to the Wall Street analyst consensus and a big discrepancy in production and shipments. Still, Elon Musk claims that the Model Y remained the globe’s most popular vehicle. Tesla has announced its Q4 delivery numbers, and they aren’t pretty. The EV maker moved 418,227 vehicles, while the Wall Street analyst consensus was 422,850. The worse part is that Tesla made more than 16,000 more vehicles t...
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Battery recycler Redwood revolutionizes old phone, laptop, earbuds or power tools disposal – NotebookCheck.net News

Battery recycler Redwood revolutionizes old phone, laptop, earbuds or power tools disposal – NotebookCheck.net News

The Battery Bin deposit system. (Image source: Redwood Materials) The battery recycling company of Tesla founder JB Straubel has created an automated nationwide deposit system called Battery Bin. It makes getting rid of anything with Li-ion battery an effortless process. A system that can collect any common household device with a Li-ion battery inside for recycling has been created by America’s largest company in the field, Redwood Materials. Headed by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, Redwoo...
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Teslas have been manufactured as disposable vehicles as per used car reliability study – NotebookCheck.net News

Teslas have been manufactured as disposable vehicles as per used car reliability study – NotebookCheck.net News

The Model Y is Tesla’s most reliable vehicle. (Image source: Tesla) The times when scalpers used to buy Teslas and flip them for a profit are long gone, with used EV prices nosediving in the past two years. Legacy Tesla owners can’t expect a great deal of reliability from their cars, either. Tesla car owners have long complained about various issues with their vehicles as they age, ranging from underengineered suspension and interior assembly quality to expensive out-of-warranty batt...
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Kia schools Tesla with PV5 cargo van range record delivering Model 3 efficiency – NotebookCheck.net News

Kia schools Tesla with PV5 cargo van range record delivering Model 3 efficiency – NotebookCheck.net News

The Kia PV5 Cargo van that set the Guinness range record. (Image source: Kia) Hyundai or Kia electric vehicles already beat Tesla in charging speed and battery longevity. A Kia cargo van range record now puts Tesla’s power draw efficiency under scrutiny, too. The new Kia PV5 electric van managed to cover more than 430 miles on a single charge if its 71 kWh battery, establishing a Guinness world record for a fully loaded light cargo vehicle. Despite a nearly 1,500-pound payload, the Kia car...
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GM prices Chevy Bolt with Tesla port and V2H as the cheapest electric vehicle in the US – NotebookCheck.net News

GM prices Chevy Bolt with Tesla port and V2H as the cheapest electric vehicle in the US – NotebookCheck.net News

The 2026 Chevy Bolt electric crossover. (Image source: GM) The new 2027 Chevy Bolt comes with a native NACS port that gives it direct access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Its range is rather decent for a sub-$30,000 electric vehicle, too, and the crossover SUV support bidirectional vehicle-to-home charging. Chevrolet has unveiled its 2027 Bolt EV that will be released in early 2026 at a $28,995 starting price that could make it the cheapest electric SUV in the US at the time of launch. The...
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