Hu sees the pivot as an essential one. “It’s just not possible for a Western company to build a sustainable business,” he says. The company is still making some batteries, but only for smaller markets like drones rather than those that would require higher volumes, like EVs. The new focus is the company’s battery materials discovery platform—which it can either license to other battery companies or use to develop materials to sell.  Some leading US EV battery companies have folded in...

Chinese electric vehicle battery makers increased their dominance to a global share topping 70% last year, up from less than 50% in 2021, while South Korean competitors struggle in the US market. Industry leader Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) offers a range of EV and plug-in hybrid vehicle batteries at various price points. Customers include major Chinese automakers and a growing number of European car companies like Volkswagen and the Mercedes-Benz Group. Net profit grew 42% in 2025 to...

PUBLISHED ONMarch 25, 2026 4:43 AMBYKoh Xing Ying Two people were taken to hospital after a Personal Mobility Device (PMD) caught fire along the corridor of an HDB block in Woodlands on Sunday (March 22). According to a video sent by a reader to Shin Min Daily News, thick smoke was billowing from the corridor of a corner unit. Several Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were seen putting out the blaze as well as moving debris that was blocking the stairway, reported Shin Min. Respondi...

In Brief Posted: 1:40 PM PDT · March 24, 2026 Image Credits:Form Energy Data center developer Crusoe is ramping up its energy storage capacity with battery buys from Form Energy and Redwood Energy. The company said it will buy 12 gigawatt-hours of Form Energy’s 100-hour batteries. It’s the second large sale made by Form, which last month said it would build a 30 gigawatt-hour battery for Google in Minnesota. That deal was worth about $1 billion, according to The Information.  Form, which d...

Published Mar 24, 2026, 3:45 PM EDT Adam Gray, a seasoned automotive journalist and content creator from the UK, joined the How-To Geek editorial team in January 2025. As an automotive journalist for How-To Geek, Adam breaks first-to-report news on the latest in automotive tech, as well as penning automotive features and reviews. Adam is also a contributor to one of How-To Geek’s sister sites, TopSpeed, where he uses his media accrediation with manufacturers’ press offices to gain...

In the sprawl north of Dallas, where data centres are multiplying and the Texas grid groans under record demand, Energy Vault has placed a new bet on battery storage, and on the idea that the companies powering AI’s insatiable appetite for electricity will need far more of it, far faster. The California-based energy storage company announced on Monday that it has acquired the McMurtre Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 175 MW / 350 MWh project near Dallas, from greenfield developer Bellto...

The tender is open to commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers with at least 5MW demand, as well as distribution companies (DISCOMs) and aggregators able to meet the threshold. Bidders must be registered, hold required approvals and not be blacklisted.  Under the tender terms, bidders are required to supply solar modules for the project. For the BESS, developers must guarantee at least 92% dispatchable capacity at the point of interconnection over a 15-year period, starting at 10...

Hardware Reviews Fantastic battery life Decent noise cancelling Lightweight headphones When it comes to headphones, there are a lot of things that I look for. Comfort, battery life and of course the sound. There are tons of different headsets on the market, from ones that feel flashy to ones that have a flashy price tag. The TOZO HT3 is more of a sleek, subtle design at a very affordable price range. The TOZO HT3 is a matte black headset featuring the TOZO logo in silver on the side. There is al...