If you own smart luggage, you should test its intelligence as soon as possible. The IQ exam that matters – if you can take out its lithium battery. On Monday, airlines including American Airlines, KLM, Virgin Atlantic, Delta, United and Southwest will no longer allow passengers to fly with smart bags that contain non-removable lithium batteries. […]
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Kia Soul EV Now Offers up to 111 Miles of Range
The 2018 Kia Soul EV is virtually indistinguishable from the 2017 model except for one very important technical detail: a boost in driving range of nearly 20 percent, to 111 miles. It’s a distinction that is bound to increase the Soul EV’s appeal among commuters and those who see it as a potential second car. The Soul […]
Tesla battery possible for new Tablelands wind farm
THE largest grid-scale battery in the world could be built by Tesla at the site of a proposed Far Northern wind farm. Billionaire Elon Musk’s company has completed construction of its giant lithium ion battery at French company Neoen’s Hornsdale wind farm in South Australia. Neoen is also in the early stages of developing a […]
Vertiv Announces Expansion of Lithium-Ion UPS Line
Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power, today announced the further expansion of its line of lithium-ion-compatible uninterruptible power systems (UPS). Now qualified for operation with lithium-ion batteries, the Liebert® EXM 480V(50-250 kW/kVA) UPS system expands the energy storage options for mid-sized data centers and next-generation edge applications. The lithium-ion configurations are available in North America. The Liebert EXM 480V (shown […]
Is This Lithium Battery Breakthrough Too Good To Be True?
It would be a dull month if a new rechargeable battery project didn’t make headlines amid all the excitement surrounding electric cars. This month’s indisputable winner is the lithium-ion battery that replaces cobalt with iron, and—rather surprisingly—works, at least according to the people who came up with the idea. The potential implications of this invention are huge: […]
Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018
A new report by BMI Research states that based on project pipelines, Chile and Argentina will lead lithium production in coming years, with the bulk of new capacity coming online in 2019. “We have updated our lithium production forecasts for Chile and Argentina to reflect a relatively slower-moving project pipeline due to regulatory hurdles in […]
