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More and more devices now come kitted out with rechargeable lithium-ion batteries — you know, the ones that look like the old-style AA or C cell batteries, but are a slightly different size. The most […]
I’ve long been using various types of rechargeable AA and AAA batteries, including the 1.5 volt versions, but I’ve just never seen any mention at all about these button/coin cell 3.6V Li-Ion batteries being rechargeable. […]
The exercise bike, dubbed HR Bank, was designed to provide urban dwellers with a reliable source of clean energy, but, perhaps more importantly, also for those in need of power during emergencies like natural disasters […]
Well, if this is really true (Toyota is no new or small start-up) it is certainly going to tick all the major boxes remaining for EV batteries as far as economic requirements go. Ease of […]
The discovery could lead to new low-cost, long duration energy storage systems that can write fossil energy out of the picture by capturing wind and solar power for weeks, months, or even whole seasons. To […]
Gone are the days when we could easily take off the smartphone’s battery and replace it with a new one. You didn’t need a heat gun or a specialised tool to pop open the back […]
Sodium is also abundant, but unlike lithium, is readily available. Sodium — one of the primary components of table salt — is chemically similar to lithium, and thanks to the explosion in lithium carbonate prices, […]
This was quite interesting as I bought the identical Eco-Worthy battery monitor for my LiFePO4 battery. It’s true there is no lab quality benchmark being done to see if both of these are maybe wildly […]
In this video I (try to) explain how I used battery current readings and the battery state of charge, to display gauges on my Home Assistant dashboard showing the amount of battery time left based […]
While the technology could be as much as five years away from being introduced to the market, the breakthrough could make electric vehicles (EVs) more appealing to those who are sceptical of changing from internal […]