If you’re one of those worried about the battery on your expensive EV running out, look away now. Envia has unveiled a new cell that boasts a record-breaking energy density of 400Wh/kg (most currently offer between 100 and 150). It’s estimated that when commercialized, this could bring the cost of a 300-mile range EV down [...]

A new version of Google Maps has hit the Android Market today, which simultaneously brings fresher location tracking within Latitude and better battery life — two welcome improvements that seem contrary to one another. There’s also a couple goodies included for the transit-minded folks, as Navigation has been updated to better estimate location when GPS [...]

There aren’t enough letters in the alphabet to classify this monstrous battery China’s built. D x 1,000? Not even close. With arrays larger than a football field it can store a whopping 36 megawatt hours of power. More » Gizmodo

There aren’t enough letters in the alphabet to classify this monstrous battery China’s built. D x 1,000? Not even close. With arrays larger than a football field it can store a whopping 36 megawatt hours of power. More » Gizmodo

Solid as HTC’s Thunderbolt may be from a software perspective, its battery life has proven to be less than striking — unless you’ve been rocking it with that ultra-chunky extended battery. In comparison, its streamlined and Qi-certified battery cover was slated as another option, but there’s been nary a mention of it since that accidental [...]