Despite America’s recently suppressed appetite for electric vehicles, battery technology continues to advance. A promising development out of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) lab discovery has recently come to light. A Cambridge-based company called 24M Technologies claims its “SemiSolid” battery architecture—designed to work with different existing technologies—can boost an EV’s range and charging time or shrink battery size and cost. Its new system is dubbed ETOP (...

XCMG to deliver up to 200 240T battery-electric haul trucks to Fortescue The collaboration will accelerate green mining at Fortescue’s iron ore operations By Stephanie Bontorin September 29, 2025 XCMG Machinery singed a new agreement with Fortescue to strategically cooporate on green mining equipment solutions. Under the agreement, XCMG will deliver 150 to 200 units of 240T battery-electric haul trucks to Fortescue, marking China’s largest-ever export order for green mining machinery. Ya...

(Image credit: Avenir Telecom) EnergyBook Pro Ultra packs a 192Wh battery, the largest ever fitted into a laptop Avenir Telecom claims up to 28 hours of use and a week on standby At 192Wh, the laptop unfortunately exceeds aviation limits for carry-on batteries Energizer, better known for batteries and smartphones, is launching a new laptop that puts endurance ahead of all else. The EnergyBook Pro Ultra comes with a 192Wh lithium-polymer monobloc, which the company says is the largest battery eve...

Finding out which electric vehicle (EV) battery charges the fastest in 2025 depends on whom you ask, what their methodology is, and which specific vehicles they have tested. All of these variables can produce differing results. Other factors, including the battery’s state of charge, its temperature, the outside temperature, the EV’s maximum charging rate, and the charging station’s output limits, will also be responsible for variations in your charging time. The fastest chargin...

Hwange — Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is set to fire up its newly completed US$8 million coke oven battery on Wednesday, marking a pivotal moment in the company’s turnaround strategy, a thrust fuelled by a concurrent US$60 million investment into a major underground coal mining project. The firing up for the coke oven battery, the largest in the country, signals the culmination of extensive construction, and sets the stage for production to commence by the end of December. The...

Teddyleung/Getty Images Luxury electric vehicles (EVs) have something of a problem right now, and it’s probable only future technologies will resolve it. In theory, buying a luxury EV should be a win-win: Not only are you riding around town in something that radiates elegance and class, but you’re also doing it in a way that’s environmentally friendly. Unfortunately, it may come at a price, but not the typical luxury price you expect. Currently, luxury EVs can suffer from a wid...

The Garmin Fenix E (pictured) meets military standards for shock, thermal, and water resistance. (Image source: Garmin) The Garmin Fenix E 47mm AMOLED smartwatch is now priced at $499.99, down from $799.99. It comes equipped with a 16-day battery life, multi-GNSS navigation, health tracking, and smart features, making it a solid value proposition if you’re in the market for a capable smartwatch. Garmin has a vast catalog of smartwatches, where the Fenix E is pretty popular among athletes a...

The Xiaomi Watch S4 is a big hit. It has good battery life, solid looks, and a capable hardware package. But with a 47mm case, it isn’t for people with smaller wrists. Cue in the Xiaomi Watch S4 41mm, a more slender and more refined variant of the S4. It’s lightweight at just 32 grams and features a more discreet 41.2mm case. It doesn’t feel cheap however, on the contrary, the stainless steel case is solid and has the air of premiumity people want in a timepiece. There are two...

Baseus EnerCore CR11 power bank ZDNET’s key takeaways Baseus’ EnerCore CR11 is a powerful 67W power bank that’s about as compact as you can get for $63 on Amazon. Its built-in retractable cable means you don’t have to worry about bringing cords along, and powerful enough to top up a laptop. It might be overkill if you’re just charging your phone or a camera. $62.99 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I’ve noticed that when I’...

For context, the standard Redmi Note 15 leverages silicon battery technology to provide a 5,800 mAh peak capacity backed by 45 W wired charging. While the latter is said to be sticking around, PaperKing13 has shared evidence to suggest that the Redmi Note 15 will drop to a 5,520 mAh battery for its global release. Nonetheless, this would still represent a bump over the Redmi Note 14 5G (curr. $248.99 on Amazon) and its 5,110 mAh battery. Unfortunately, a 108 MP primary camera will return in...