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Batteries

Vox's coverage of batteries, their impact on the environment, and solutions for making them better.

Carmakers pumped the brakes on hybrid cars too soon

By Umair Irfan

California solves batteries’ embarrassing climate problem

By David Roberts

Forget cars. We need electric airplanes.

By Umair Irfan

Batteries have a dirty secret

By David Roberts

Elon Musk bet that Tesla could build the world’s biggest battery in 100 days. He won.

By David Roberts

Millions of used electric car batteries will help store energy for the grid. Maybe.

By David Roberts

How Alessandro Volta invented the battery and won over Napoleon

By Phil Edwards

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