Thursday, March 20, 2014
Perhaps the biggest story within the electric vehicle industry to date is Tesla's planned Gigafactory. But where will it be? Tucson, if Tesla likes Tucson's proposal.
Tesla has stated that it will put its $5 billion Gigafactory (which will manufacturer more battery cells than are used in all the laptops of the world each year) in either Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, or Texas. Needless to say, officials in these states are hopeful Tesla will pick them, and bring the estimated 6,500 gigafactory jobs to their jurisdictions. Tucson has now submitted an official proposal.
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Sunday, March 16, 2014
One of the biggest sources of frustrations for users of mobile devices, from laptops to smartphones, is the relatively short life and small capacity of their lithium-ion batteries. But one father and son team believe they have a solution for that, and it's not a new type of battery, but rather a better way to manage the batteries so they can hold a bigger charge and last for more recharge cycles.
While we keep hearing about the coming age of the supercapacitor, which could have huge capacities and very quick charge times, it may be quite some time before we see them in the devices we use every day. In the meantime, it stands to reason that getting the most out of the batteries already in production would be a big step forward for the mobile tech industry. It would also make sense from an environmental perspective, because Li-ion batteries are already used to power a great number of gadgets, so making them last longer and hold more power would conceivably reduce the amount of waste associated with them.
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