Battery News

• Testing the new iPhone: From battery to always-on screen
  
  The BBC's Technology Editor, Zoe Kleinman, has been testing out the latest Apple smartphone.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 24 Sep 2022.
• Electric Planes Are Taking Flight
  
  More airlines are ordering battery-powered aircraft to help reduce their environmental impact
  Smithsonian.  Friday, 23 Sep 2022.
• Chargie preserves your phone's battery capacity (up to 5 years)
  
  Everyone hates waking up in the morning with their phone warm from last night's charging session (especially in the summer). You also hate it when you
  Pocket Lint.  Friday, 23 Sep 2022.
• British battery storage unicorn Zenobe sparks £350m share sale
  
  A British pioneer in battery-based infrastructure is launching a £350m share sale in what would be one of the largest such fundraisings by an early-stage UK company.
  Sky News.  Friday, 23 Sep 2022.
• Xpeng G9 is the 'fastest charging' electric family SUV from China
  
  Xpeng, which has outlined plans to break into the UK market in the next three years, says a quarter of an hour charge will boost the G9's battery pack from 10 to 80%.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 23 Sep 2022.
• China's CATL, a Tesla supplier, considers expanding battery swapping business overseas
  
  CATL, the world's largest electric vehicle battery maker, is a supplier to companies such as Tesla and Ford.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• Off-duty Chicago police sergeant pleads not guilty after Park Ridge teen pinned to ground
  
  A Chicago police sergeant pleaded not guilty to official misconduct and aggravated battery charges after an incident in Park Ridge last July.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• SunPower (SPWR) Extends SunVault Battery-Storage Product Line
  
  SunPower (SPWR) expands its battery-storage product portfolio by launching 19.5 kilowatt-hour (kWh) and 39 kWh SunVault battery-storage products.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• AMD Expands Ryzen & Athlon Processor Portfolio for Laptops
  
  Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launches Ryzen and Athlon Processor to increase laptop battery life.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• School bus driver charged with battery and fired after video shows him shoving black siblings
  
  The mother of the children believed the incident to be racially motivated. However, despite studying three separate videos, investigators were unable to clearly establish it was racist in nature or not.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• Cook County judge charged with domestic battery after Beverly incident: CPD
  
  CPD said a woman was found with a large laceration on the left side of her face from broken glass.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• By The Numbers: How Much Electric Car Battery Range Is Enough?
  
  Nobody wants to be stranded with a depleted battery, but is it necessary to pay top dollar for added range that may not be needed?
  Forbes.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• Apple addressing iPhone battery percentage indicator complaints in iOS 16.1
  
  With iOS 16, Apple finally introduced a battery percentage indicator for the iPhone, allowing you to always see a specific battery fill level numerically.
  Pocket Lint.  Wednesday, 21 Sep 2022.
• Tesla Megapack battery caught fire at PG&E substation in California
  
  As of late Tuesday morning, there were no power outages for PG&E customers, nor any injuries to on-site personnel due to the fire.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 21 Sep 2022.
• Woman who accused Trump of rape plans to file sexual battery suit
  
  Writer E. Jean Carroll has alleged that Trump raped her in the 1990s, and her lawyer said in a letter made public Tuesday that she intends to file a lawsuit under New York's new survivors' law.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022.

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