This Hyundai IONIQ 5 drove 360,000 miles on its original battery [video]

  • March 30, 2025
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This white Hyundai IONIQ 5 is single-handedly rewriting the rules on EV longevity by driving over 360,000 miles on its original battery. What’s even wilder? The battery still had 87% battery health, despite the owner exclusively using DC fast charging to charge the car to 100%. That was more than 50,000 miles ago, and the […]

Porsche set to pilot closed-loop raw material EV battery recycling program

  • March 30, 2025
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Porsche is launching a new EV battery recycling pilot to recover valuable raw materials from its cars’ high-voltage battery packs at the end of their useful life in vehicles. The new pilot hopes to develop a “closed-loop” raw material cycle that would have new batteries made from old batteries without the need for new, high […]

Yamaha celebrates 50th anniversary with new, in-house golf cart battery

  • March 30, 2025
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New 5-passenger G30Es electric golf cart (right); via Yamaha. Yamaha has announced plans to launch a pair of new five-seater electric golf carts featuring new lithium-ion batteries and vehicle control units developed in-house this June. The launch is scheduled to coincide with the company’s 50 year anniversary in the golf car/golf cart business. Yamaha Motor […]