Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

A lightly modified Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan drove over 700 miles on a full charge. It still had over 85 miles of range to spare when the trip was over, making the performance even more ...

Mercedes-Benz is bringing solid-state batteries to its EVs sooner rather than later. The company’s head of development said the range-boosting batteries will hit the market “before the end of the ...

Mercedes-Benz starts road testing first solid-state-battery vehicle using Factorial Energy battery cells (Source: Mercedes-Benz) The “holy grail” of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner ...

Solid-state EV batteries will be here before you know it, Mercedes-backed Farasis Energy claims. During a recent investor meeting, Farasis said it will begin delivering solid-state EV batteries by the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. U.K.-based Neil Winton covers the European Auto industry. Solid-state batteries have been hailed as a game-changer for electric ...

Imagine an electric vehicle that charges in minutes, travels hundreds of miles on a single charge, and eliminates the risk of battery fires. This is the promise of solid-state batteries, a technology ...

What if the future of energy storage was already here, quietly reshaping industries and redefining possibilities? For decades, solid-state batteries have been heralded as the holy grail of energy ...

It was easy to doubt solid-state batteries until someone finally got one into a car. For over a decade, various automakers have attempted to produce an EV with a solid-state battery instead of a ...