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Car Tech Electronics

CATL's new battery tech promises 800-km range and five-minute charging

The battery tech means to outpace Tesla, BYD, and the rest of the pack

Forward-looking: CATL has announced a series of breakthroughs that could reshape the EV industry, promising batteries that are cheaper, lighter, faster to recharge, and more resilient in extreme temperatures, all while extending driving range. The company, which supplies a third of the world's EV batteries to major automakers including GM and Tesla's Shanghai plant, unveiled these just ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show.

Full story By Skye Jacobs, April 22, 2025, 11:50 AM 7 comments

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Science Tech Culture

Scientists engineer ultra-hard synthetic diamond from graphite

The lab-made diamond features a unique hexagonal lattice structure

By Shawn Knight, February 18, 2025, 4:04 PM

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Industry Car Tech

This startup uses wood chips to make graphite for EV batteries

Logging waste may be key in reducing reliance on China for battery materials

By Adrian Potoroaca, December 12, 2023, 11:58 AM