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France opens first EV battery plant in 'reindustrialisation' push

The "gigafactory" in northern France will be among the first plants in Europe to make batteries for electric cars, a sector traditionally dominated by China.

Green News

Can drought-struck Hungary supply water to EV battery factories?

While the government is hungry for foreign investment, locals are concerned about the impact of mega projects on their land, water and air.

Health news

Italian scientists create rechargeable edible battery from foodstuffs

The battery is made from food products like almonds, capers, activated charcoal, seaweed, gold leaf and beeswax that can be fully digested by the human body without health risks.

Mobility

EV charging without the wait: Battery swap stations open in Europe

Tired of waiting to charge your EV? Chinese carmaker NIO plans to open over 100 "battery swap stations" in Europe this year.

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Living

6 ways to save money on EV battery charging

Skyrocketing energy bills have pushed the price of running electric cars to new heights. But that does not mean you need to ditch yours.

Eco-Innovation

What can making salad dressing teach us about recycling batteries?

‘Once we have brought the metals to Europe, it would be silly to send them back to manufacture new batteries abroad’.

Living

Electric vehicles need nickel but what is the human cost of mining it?

Forests have been cleared and oceans have turned red in the pursuit of nickel.

Eco-Innovation

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’.

Travel News

P&O Ferries spends €260m on hybrid ships that can't be charged up

Sources suggest there has been a baffling level of miscommunication between P&O and authorities in Dover and Calais.

Living

Kenyan physics teacher turns old laptops into e-bike batteries

When Kenyan physics teacher Paul Waweru’s electric motorbike stopped working, he couldn’t travel to work. Then he turned to old laptop batteries.

Climate

Experts identify three ‘positive tipping points’ for climate action

A new report has identified three actions that could speed up decarbonisation.

Eco-Innovation

Sea salt batteries could be a cheap, green alternative to lithium

Lithium - the main component in most electric batteries - can be costly to mine. But researchers have made a breakthrough with alternative ‘molten salt’ batteries.

Green News

How automotive batteries are being turned into solar power storage

As concern over climate change and the need for clean energy sees an increasing number of people switch to electric cars, these vehicles are fast gaining a larger market share. But some experts are asking how green the batteries that run them really are?

Living

Vapes are a 'new threat' to the planet, experts warn

Research by Material Focus found that around 1.3 million single-use e-cigarettes are thrown away in the UK every week.

Living

‘We can’t eat lithium’: South Americans strike back at mining industry

Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.

Green News

Massive French lithium mine set to open as electric car sales surge

French minerals company Imerys is set to open a massive lithium mine in France which could produce 34,000 tonnes of the rare earth metal per year.

Tech News

This French start-up makes microbatteries the size of a breadcrumb

The microbatteries developed by ITEN are just a few millimetres thick and could be used across a range of consumer electronics.

Travel News

Are AirTags banned on flights? Here’s what the airlines say

Lufthansa and IATA think AirTags are safe to use on flights - so why are the bag-tracking devices still banned?

Eco-Innovation

Underground ‘bugs’ could be the future of solar energy storage

The soil battery is one of dozens of 'adventurous' projects that have just been granted €17 million from the UK government.

Mobility

The first hybrid battery train is making its way to Europe

The so-called hybrid “tri-mode” means the train can switch between battery, electric or diesel and can operate on electrified and non-electrified lines.