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The owners of Ford Kuga PHEV plug in hybrid vehicles have been told not to charge them for now

Ford warning Kuga PHEV owners not to charge their cars

Ford is warning Ford Kuga plug-in hybrid owners in Ireland not to charge their vehicles until a software update is ready to fix technical issues with the battery in some cars.

Business • 13 May

The partnership aims to accelerate the roll-out of Behind-the-Meter (BTM) battery energy storage systems

GridBeyond Storage and Triodos agree further €11m funding

GridBeyond Storage, the intelligent energy and smart grid platform for distributed energy resource management, has received a further investment of €11.25m.

Business • 18 Nov 24

Lithium is the material of choice for electric car batteries

Power Packed: Going green is making lithium the new oil

Lithium will be central to any attempts to decarbonise the planet but some doubt that we'll have enough of the finite resource, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 26 Jun 24

Chinese firm Honor has developed a new higher capacity battery technology which uses silicon-carbon for its new AI-infused flagship Magic 6 smartphone

Smartphone makers charge ahead to make better batteries

Facing consumers who are fed up with having to plug in their phones all the time, device makers are racing to develop more potent batteries that can charge faster and last longer.

Business • 27 Feb 24

Paul Carson, Managing Director of Strategic Power Projects

Battery plant gets green light despite objections

Strategic Power Projects has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanàla to grant planning permission to the company's proposed Battery Energy Storage System facility at Dunnstown in Co Kildare.

Business • 04 Oct 22

Xerotech has bought three new units in the Claregalway Corporate Park

Galway's Xerotech to create 70 jobs to meet demand

Xerotech, the Co Galway-based battery manufacturer and integrator, has announced the creation of 70 jobs over the next six months.

Business • 08 Mar 21

Apple confirmed in December that software in its iPhone 6, 6s and SE models could slow down the phone's performance

Apple to add battery features after slowdown row

Apple has announced changes that make good on its promise to allow users to turn off a controversial feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are running low.

Business • 25 Jan 18

Reports suggest Apple is exploring following Tesla into the electric car market

Car battery maker sues Apple for allegedly poaching staff

Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems has sued Apple for poaching top engineers to build a large-scale battery division, according to a court filing that offered further evidence that the iPhone maker may be developing a car.

Business • 19 Feb 15

Increasingly power-hungry smartphones have highlighted the need for improved battery technology

Israeli startup working on battery that recharges in 30 seconds

An Israeli startup has said it was working to develop a bio-organic system that can recharge a smartphone battery in just 30 seconds.

Business • 08 Apr 14

Boeing's Dreamliner was supposed to be a game-changer but has been beset with problems

Issues remain with Dreamliner - Boeing

The reliability of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is slowly improving but it is still not at a satisfactory level, according to a vice president at the company.

Business • 24 Jan 14

Boeing's Dreamliner has been beset with battery issues since its debut

Boeing '90% finished' with Dreamliner upgrades

Boeing Co is 90% finished with retrofits of the battery system on its 787 Dreamliner, Ray Conner, president of the company's commercial airplane division, has told an investor conference.

Business • 22 May 13

Boeing's Dreamliner fleet has been grounded since January due to battery issues

Boeing tests new Dreamliner battery

Boeing has said that a test flight to check the 787 Dreamliner's redesigned battery system “went according to plan”.

Business • 26 Mar 13

A grounded Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet operated by United Airlines is parked at Los Angeles International Airport

Walsh confident Dreamliner issues will be fixed

Chief executive of International Airlines Group Willie Walsh said he was confident that Boeing would overcome problems with its 787 Dreamliner jet, but added that they could take months to resolve.

News • 09 Feb 13

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