When properly designed and manufactured, lithium-ion battery packs are very reliable and will usually live up to the lofty expectations people have for them. However, when exposed to certain events or ...

When you study journalism, you learn that you have to follow the facts and report them accurately so that society can be well-informed. Covering the automotive industry tends to be easier in the sense ...

Some Chevy Spark EV owners are still waiting for a replacement battery pack after the original battery pack in their vehicle failed, leaving the owners with a dead car. Some of these owners are ...

One of the most common bits of anti-EV rhetoric is that their batteries can't be trusted. Yes, it can be expensive, but ...

Battery prices saw their biggest annual drop since 2017, with lithium-ion battery pack prices down by 20% from 2023 to a record low of $115/kWh, according to analysis by BloombergNEF (BNEF). Factors ...

At Hackaday we’re all about DIY. However, projects can have many components, and so there’s sometimes a choice between making something or buying it. In this case, [GreatScott!] wondered if it would ...