Electric car batteries are older than gasoline.  Yes, it’s true! If this surprises you, you’re not alone, because the history of electric cars and their batteries is something that people are not generally aware of.  Most people think of the history of the automobile as beginning in the early 1900s, with Henry Ford’s Model T and the beginning of the oil-based economy. Or, at the very least,...

Currently, the lithium-ion battery is the main trend in the industry.  Many of the big electric cars in terms of overall ability are cars that use the lithium-ion battery.  This is not to say that there are no other battery designs out there, but rather that the lithium-ion electric car battery appears to be the most popular at the current moment in time. It is certainly the most popular battery over at...