GM deal will reduce the environmental impact (and cost) of its EV batteries
Its cars will use some US lithium made using eco-friendly processes.
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BYD's safety-oriented EV battery is less likely to catch fire
You may face better odds in a crash.
Researchers suggest 100 percent renewable energy isn’t very green
The increased demand for metals could have social and environmental consequences.
RIP Klout: The thing you didn't know was still a thing
It once rated your online reach and impact, or something.
Water purification could be the key to more electric cars
You could mine the oceans for lithium without hurting the environment.
UN group bans lithium battery shipments from passenger planes
No one wants a fire in the cargo hold.![[Image credit: Shutterstock]](https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/ZZ8nEfRI3xN5yOFVpLDNxQ--~B/Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQyMTtweW9mZj0wO3c9NjQwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/4288x2580+0+118/resize/1400x843!/format/jpg/quality/85/https://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/752372ce93efdde598d3e45c5d93e61c/202742077/stock-photo-closeup-of-the-hands-of-a-man-plugging-in-the-plug-of-his-smpartphone-in-a-socket-with-a-filter-260244584.jpg.cf.jpg)
Sony working on phone batteries that last 40 percent longer
The catch is they won't be ready until 2020.
