Category: Research
A Deeper Look at Hidden Damage: Nano-CT Imaging Maps Internal Battery Degradation
The minerals that power lithium-ion batteries—including lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite—are both highly valuable and difficult to come by. As battery storage capacity across the United States continues to grow, constraints on the mining, refining, and processing of key minerals leaves our energy systems vulnerable to the fluctuations of … [continued]
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Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy
Waymo has been testing self-driving cars for a couple of decades, and has had them taxiing paying passengers around for a handful of years. Without a doubt, there are challenges every step of the way, but a really big one must be deciding when robotaxis are genuinely safe and ready … [continued]
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Australia Achieves 12% Plugins in May
The overall Australian auto market continues to be buoyant, with 109,425 light vehicles sold in May 2025. Of this number, 12% had plugs. A total of 10,065 battery electric cars (BEV) were sold (9.2% of the market) and 3,081 plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) were sold (2.8% of the market). … [continued]
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Abandoning The Market
About twenty years ago, a very conservative friend of mine had a small get-together for friends. Nearly all of them were also of his political persuasion. I didn’t mind. I was almost there, myself. I had seen something the rest had not, however. It was the Hardiness Zone map of … [continued]
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A Waymo Costs More, But People Love It
While Uber, Lyft, and Waymo have been major brands for app-based taxi service for years, we actually don’t get a lot of broad information or insight on pricing, thanks to flexible demand-based, location-based pricing that is constantly changing. However, an app named Obi that aggregates real-time pricing from different ride-hailing … [continued]
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