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Newer Tesla batteries contain Cuban cobalt, likely illegal under US sanctions

Panasonic, the exclusive supplier of batteries to Tesla, has decided to halt buying cobalt from a Canadian company after Reuters raised questions as to its provenance. Cobalt is a crucial element in t...

Panasonic supplier may have used Cuban cobalt in Tesla batteries

We recently wrote about Panasonic and its efforts to cut as much cobalt out of its lithium-ion battery chemistry as possible. Well, that seems like an even better idea than ever now because the compan...

Some Tesla Batteries May Be Illegal in the US

The booming demand for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries has placed growing pressure on manufacturers to secure sources of the common materials required to make them. Panasonic is one of those manufa...

How Big Batteries at Data Centers Could Replace Power Plants

The cutting edge in American efforts to green the power sector can be found in a shipping container sitting in the parking lot of a sprawling Microsoft Corp. data center in southern Virginia. A team o...

Batteries for all: SMUD looks at distributing electric storage

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is formulating a program to place many batteries in homes and businesses to support its utility grid. The utility will subsidize part of the cost of the batte...

Day Hack: The Transition To 100% Rechargeable Batteries At Home

This post is a part of a new Day Hack series where we will share quick hacks you can implement today. We had the opportunity for a fresh start this year and are looking at it as a way to start fresh w...

Tesla Model 3 profits, Nissan Leaf Nismo, and EVgo repurposes i3 batteries: Today's Car News

A new cost breakdown shows Tesla Model 3 profits. Nissan debuts the Leaf Nismo for Japan. EVgo begins using used BMW i3 batteries for its electric-car charging stations. And some German Tesla Model S ...

Tesla roundup: Batteries, Model 3 rumors

Unable to determine how much of the cobalt used in batteries it makes for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) comes from Cuba, a country subject to U.S. sanctions, Panasonic (OTCPK:PCRFY) has suspended relations with ...

Microsoft Makes OneNote Client Kinder to Laptop Batteries

The OneNote desktop client will now pause file synchronization operations when Windows slips into its power-saving mode. A new update to Microsoft's OneNote desktop client promises to help laptop user...

Tesla Hopes to Use 'Close to Zero' Cobalt for Its Batteries in the Near Future

Tesla sidesteps an issue for a change, maybe. Tesla Inc.'s (TSLA) Model 3 ramp has had some bumps in the road, but Panasonic's decision to suspend ties with its cobalt supplier won't be one of them, a...