News, reviews, articles on the topic Batteries & Charging
Anker's next MagGo battery pack jumps to 25W Qi2.2.1 wireless charging and adds a ventilation port to handle the extra heat — no release date yet, but certification suggests an announcement is close.
A new Chinese national standard defines what counts as a true solid-state battery — and Western automakers are still years behind field trials.
LG Energy Solution has launched LFP battery production at its Lansing plant, securing a three-year supply deal with Tesla worth $4.3 billion that starts delivering at scale in 2027.
Samsung SDI bought out GM's stake in their joint $3.5 billion Indiana factory, pivoting the plant from EV cells to grid energy storage as US electric car demand slows.
The DongSu project dwarfs anything built in North America and goes live just as the EU prepares to mandate the same technology by 2027.
The Oxiis E250G1 is a 3.7 kg friction-drive kit that clamps to your seatpost, charges via USB-C in two hours, and promises up to 31 miles of range.
The Chinese battery giant's 350 Wh/kg prismatic cell passed a dual-cell thermal runaway test under Chinese aviation oversight, clearing the first hurdle toward eVTOL flight.
China's two biggest battery makers are racing toward pilot production of solid-state cells by 2027, yet affordable EVs with the technology won't arrive until 2030 at the earliest.
Syntropic Power and UNIGRID are targeting 1 GWh of sodium-ion storage in North America by 2027, using a chemistry that eliminates the need for active cooling.
The Chinese battery giant earns a 17% net margin while the car brands it supplies scrape by at 2–4%. That gap tells you everything about who's winning the EV transition.
Nitecore's new NL1840R packs 4,000mAh into a standard 18650 form factor with a built-in USB-C port — no separate charger required. There's a catch, though.
The PODIX PR70 packs 25,000mAh, dual TFT displays, and two built-in USB-C cables into a single carry-on-legal brick. Early backers pay $79, but UK and Euro pricing remains unannounced.
itel's new Zeno series packs a braided USB-C cable into the housing and delivers 45W Power Delivery — all for under $30. The catch: it's currently India-only.
The BoostCharge Pro 10K combines a 10,000mAh battery and 45W charging with a built-in LED light that activates automatically in the dark — though it's currently only available in China.
The 10,000 mAh bank launched in China at around $37, with a digital percentage display and dual 45W USB-C outputs.
