EV battery damage makes up just a few percent of Allianz's motor insurance claims, but 8% of claims costs in Germany, Lauterwasser said. Germany's insurers pool data on vehicle claims data and ...
After Tesla solved the battery problems with the 2012-2015 Model S, battery replacement outside of recalls have been ...
Insurers are being forced to write off many electric vehicles with only minor damage to battery packs, sending the batteries to scrap yards and hindering the climate benefits of going electric ...
Company looks to build battery array at site of auto scrapyard in Catskill. Batteries play a role when solar, wind production ...
CATL recently announced a new type of battery cell that shows no sign of degradation after 1,000 cycles. The cells will be first used by the bus maker Yutong. Thanks to a technique called pre ...
Chances are you've owned a battery-powered device at some point in your life that's let you down. Maybe it was a cordless drill with a sudden lack of torque, or a smartphone that had you reaching ...
In the scrublands of western Nevada, Tesla Inc. co-founder JB Straubel stood on a bluff overlooking several acres of neatly stacked packs of used-up lithium-ion batteries, out of place against the ...
Electric cars are slowly but surely getting cheaper. Over the past year or so, Ford and Tesla have been discounting their most popular electric cars while other brands, like Rivian, are laying the ...
In the next five years, significant upgrades to the batteries in electric vehicles should finally hit the market. In the works for decades, these changes are likely to mean that by 2030, gas ...
The price of EV battery cells and packs is expected to rise this year for the first time in decades, as demand for electric vehicles runs ahead of the industry's ability to secure adequate ...
Lack of parts and outdated laws also contributing to long repair wait times and ballooning premiums ...
Visitors check a Tesla Model 3 car next to a Model Y displayed at a showroom of the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker in Beijing, China February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo Tesla said ...