article thumbnail

DuPont and VCs see lithium mining as a critical investment for the electric future

TechCrunch

One of the key target resources is lithium, a critical component for smartphones, electric vehicle batteries and nearly every other electric tool of modern convenience and industrial import. Other solutions to the lithium problem are attracting investor attention, too.

Lithium 80
article thumbnail

China built the first electric car designed exclusively for ride-hailing

The Verge

The vehicle is an adorable green hatchback called the D1, and it was developed by Didi Chuxing, the top ride-hailing company in China that notoriously defeated Uber in 2016 , and BYD, one of the leading electric vehicle manufacturers. The paint job is described as “avocado green,” which is similar to Didi’s shared bikes.

China 142
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Here are the 5 finalists of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch

Minerva Lithium. Advanced Ionics is striving to drive down the price of green hydrogen by slashing how much electricity is needed for electrolysis by as much as 50%. In contrast to the grey stuff, “green” hydrogen taps renewable energy and electrolysis to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. Minerva Lithium.

Lithium 100
article thumbnail

Recycle Your Rechargeable Batteries!

Tech Soup

Most mobile phones and laptop computers use lithium ion rechargeable batteries. Tags: Green Office GreenTech GreenTips. Find out where to recycle them at Call2Recycle.org.

Lithium 56
article thumbnail

BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya

TechCrunch

Jonathan Green is the startup’s other co-founder. Bhattacharya’s experience in the EV space is expansive, having been a technology leader in rechargeable (lithium-ion) batteries for more than 12 years. and at Fenix International, an off-grid home solar system company.

Kenya 99
article thumbnail

A road map for climate investors

TechCrunch

It’s cheap, on-demand, universal, portable, an order of magnitude more efficient than lithium-ion batteries, and much safer. Unfortunately, lithium-based battery technology still only has one-tenth the maximum energy density of gasoline (which is around 50 megajoules per kilogram). Why do we still burn coal? Industrial chemicals.

Map 89
article thumbnail

How to Get Long Life Out of Laptop and Cell Phone Batteries

Tech Soup

Dell says that a full life span for a garden-variety lithium-ion laptop battery is 18 to 24 months. Also it doesn't harm lithium-ion batteries to keep your laptop plugged in to AC power most of the time when you're using it because modern chargers are designed to shut off when the battery is fully charged.

Laptop 65