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CP vs XC vs Forge: What every Milwaukee M18 battery label actually means

Milwaukee has four main M18 battery types or form factors: CP, XC, HD, and HO. To simplify things, look at it this way: the ...

This Is The Best Milwaukee M12 Battery Type You Can Buy For The Most Runtime

The Milwaukee M12 battery with the longest runtime on paper is the Redlithium XC6.0 battery, which has a 6Ah runtime.
The New York Times

The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly.

As warfare is reinvented in Ukraine, and Silicon Valley races to maintain its A.I. lead, China’s battery dominance is raising alarms far beyond the auto industry. A data center in Ashburn, Va. Immense ...
ET Auto

EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge: Andy Home

It should therefore be no great surprise that it is Chinese companies that are at the forefront of the revolution in battery chemistry. It's been a third tough year for battery metals such as lithium, ...
CNN

One small change in battery design could reduce fires, researchers say

Lithium-ion batteries are found in everything from smartphones to cars, and while they are generally very safe if stored and charged correctly, there are thousands of documented cases of them catching ...
Gold Stocks

Lithium Market Weighed Against Changing Demand as More Battery Storage Emerges

The global lithium market is seeing a shifting balance as energy storage systems gain traction and reshape expectations for future demand. Rising interest in large-scale battery facilities has emerged ...
The New Yorker

The Role of Doctors Is Changing Forever

Not long ago, I cared for a middle-aged man I’ll call Jim, who was generally healthy but had recently started to feel sluggish. One of his friends told him to try a hormone supplement. After Jim saw ...
Autoblog

Walmart Has a Milwaukee Tool Battery on Sale for 65% Off

From a performance standpoint, this battery is built to handle tough jobsite conditions. Milwaukee’s RedLithium construction features a resistant housing that protects against exposure to oils, ...
Interesting Engineering

‘Game changing’ flexible battery material could boost drone, EV range by 45%

Dallas-based Solidion Technology has unveiled its silicon-rich high-capacity anode for lithium-ion batteries, a move that could extend drone flying ranges by as much as 45 percent. The approach also ...
GM Authority

Your GM Vehicle Has A Dead Battery? Your Loose Change May Be The Cause

A perplexing and frustrating issue, leaving drivers of several popular new GM vehicles stranded with dead batteries, has an unusually simple culprit: spare change. A newly issued GM service bulletin ...
Lane Report

Ford lays off its 1,600 EV battery workers in Ky., will invest $2B to make batteries for U.S. power grid

The Ford Motor Company battery park in Glendale, Ky., opened the first of its twin electric vehicle battery manufacturing plants in 2025. It halted production this month and will shift to manufacture ...
Detroit Free Press

Ford to make big pivot in future vehicle offerings, add a new business

Ford is shifting its electric vehicle strategy to include Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) technology in its F-150 Lightning. The company will expand its hybrid and gasoline powertrain options, ...