China's electric-car revolution is about to collide with a far messier problem: what to do with all the worn-out batteries. What began as a heavily subsidized push to get drivers into EVs—nearly 60% ...
China’s industry ministry has warned that unchecked growth in battery manufacturing has created dangerous overcapacity, ...
China set out to dominate the electric vehicle age and largely succeeded, but the breakneck expansion has now produced a glut ...
As early electric cars age out, hundreds of thousands of used batteries are flooding the market, fueling a gray recycling economy even as Beijing and big manufacturers scramble to build a more orderly ...
BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to restrict exports of rare earth waste and battery scrap that can be recycled from early 2026 as part of its push to secure critical raw ...
LITTLETON, Colorado, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China's exports of batteries and battery energy storage systems (BESS) have hit a record in 2025, soaring by 24% from the year before over the first nine months ...
EV fires, notoriously difficult to extinguish once they start, remain one of the toughest challenges for carmakers. Engineers continue racing to design battery packs resilient enough to survive ...