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Startup Claims Its Electric Motorcycle Will Have a 300-Mile Range

Colorado-based startup Zaiser Motors unveiled “the first twin-hub electric motorcycle,” which it says is capable of a massive 300 miles (483 km) per charge. The Zaiser Electrocycle also offers two-wheel drive, removable batteries, and a top speed of 120 mph (200 km/h), a report by New Atlas explains.

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Superfast-charging Aluminum-ion Batteries Outpower Lithium-ion

Australian company Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) has announced exciting performance test results for a new type of aluminum-ion battery that can charge 10X faster than today’s lithium-ion units, while lasting much longer and needing no cooling.

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Self-Healing Wearable Turns Your Body Into a Battery

Researchers at CU Boulder have developed a new, low-cost wearable device that is stretchy enough that you can wear it like a ring, a bracelet, or any other accessory and it transforms the human body into a battery.

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Aptera Is Back With a New EV It Says Doesn’t Need Charging

Aptera, the company that shuttered in 2011 after failing to secure funding for its three-wheeled electric car, is back with a new solar electric vehicle it claims never needs charging, at least, for most drivers. And it predicts its top model, with a battery of 100 kWh, can get up to 1,000 miles of range.

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Solar Flow Battery: Single Device Generates, Stores and Redelivers Renewable Electricity From the Sun

Chemists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have created a highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery, a way to generate, store and redeliver renewable electricity from the sun in one device.

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This Giant Battery Is Powered by Compressed Air

This Giant Battery Is Powered by Compressed Air

In order to make renewable energy more efficient, a U.K. power company is building a giant energy storage facility that uses compressed air to store energy like a giant battery. When the facility is complete, it will use surplus electricity to compress a giant air tank so much that the air turns into a liquid

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New Sodium-Ion Battery Paves Way For Sustainable Battery Production

New Sodium-Ion Battery Paves Way For Sustainable Battery Production

See the original article here: New Sodium-Ion Battery Paves Way For Sustainable Battery Production Despite the fact that clean energy solutions are a necessity, the reliance on cobalt mining from war-torn countries, and the relatively high price and rarity of both lithium and cobalt, is a stain on their sustainability record. Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest

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