Aug 23, 2026 | Battery Technology, Electric Vehicles
BYD is handing a competitor its best battery. On 20 August, FAW’s Hongqi became the first outside brand confirmed to get BYD’s second-generation Blade battery and its Flash Charging system — the two technologies BYD had, until now, kept for its own cars....
Aug 21, 2026 | Battery Technology, Policy & Regulations
On 18 August, LG Energy Solution started production at an all-new $2 billion plant in Lansing, Michigan, rated at more than 35 GWh of cells a year. Paired with its Holland plant up the road, the company now anchors more than 50 GWh of North American lithium iron...
Aug 17, 2026 | Battery Technology, Renewable Energy, Smartgrids
On 13 August, Noon Energy and Sabanci Renewables signed an agreement to build up to 1 GW — 100 GWh — of storage that discharges for more than 100 hours, and to aim all of it at AI data centers. This is not a bigger version of the battery already on the grid. The...
Aug 15, 2026 | Battery Technology, e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles
A Porsche Taycan Turbo S carries its energy at about 148 watt-hours per kilogram of battery pack. A Tesla Model 3 manages 171. The e-bike battery Gobao plans to sell in 2027 claims 243. The bicycle wins, and not narrowly. It is not because the bicycle has better cells...
Aug 15, 2026 | Battery Technology, e-Bikes, Electric Vehicles
Gobao brought a drive unit to Eurobike 2026 that deletes the derailleur, and — unusually for this category — brought the whole specification sheet with it. The X1P makes a claimed 150 Nm and 1,500 W peak from a 3.85 kg unit with a stepless 500% gear range, and it is...
Aug 14, 2026 | Battery Technology, Cars, Electric Vehicles
BYD opened pre-orders for the Sealion 08 on 13 August, and the two numbers doing the rounds are 900 km of range and a charge from 10% to 97% in nine minutes. Both are real claims from BYD. Both mean something different from what they sound like. The car itself is...
