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Batteries

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

A mountain, a tower, a thermos of molten salt. These are the batteries that could power our renewable future.

By Neel Dhanesha November 10, 2022

Batteries are dirty. Geothermal power can help.

By Christina Thornell November 2, 2022

This is what we need to invent to fight climate change

By Umair Irfan May 6, 2022

California solves batteries’ embarrassing climate problem

By David Roberts December 2, 2019

Forget cars. We need electric airplanes.

By Umair Irfan April 9, 2019

Batteries have a dirty secret

By David Roberts July 21, 2018

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

By David Roberts December 20, 2017

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

By David Roberts August 29, 2016

How Alessandro Volta invented the battery and won over Napoleon

By Phil Edwards July 29, 2015