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Northvolt Mulls US Bankruptcy Protection – Report

Troubled battery maker Northvolt reportedly considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States as possible option

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European Union reaches provisional agreement that will require that portable devices to have user-replaceable batteries

Deal to source essential ingredient for electric vehicle batteries secured by Tesla, amid supply chain issues during pandemic and Ukraine war

Needing some extra juice for a dying battery? MagSafe battery pack for the iPhone 12 unveiled by Apple on Tuesday costing £99

Nissan's £1 billion investment in electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, includes a Gigafactory for car batteries built by Envision

Electric car giant recalls 6,000 cars in the United States, and confirms $1 billion a year battery material purchase from Australia

No heavy metals. New battery design from IBM boffins does not use cobalt and instead uses minerals extracted from sea water

Apple, Google, Dell, Tesla and Microsoft sued for deaths and injuries of child miners of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Hybrid car pioneer Toyota offers free access to technology patents, as move to full electric vehicles continues

No more exploding batteries? Researchers develop water-based Lithium batteries to reduce chance of fire

Homeland security secretary John Kelly says US plans to 'raise the bar' for aviation security using new technologies