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  • February 11, 2026
  • 11 minutes Read
KGM Musso EV review. The fully electric, AWD ute has arrived in Australia

2019 seems an age ago now. That was when the Australian Culture Wars expanded to include electric cars, and anti-EV disinformation was easy to spread when the general public knew little to nothing about them. Who can forget Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash’s infamous words that new EV sales level objectives and legislatively mandated fuel…

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  • February 11, 2026
  • 2 minutes Read
Raythink outlines a three-layer approach to monitoring lithium-ion thermal risks

Thermal imaging firm Raythink has released a white paper outlining a three-layer approach to monitoring thermal risks across the lithium-ion battery lifecycle, from production and testing through charging, energy storage and end-of-life recycling. The system centers on infrared-based thermal monitoring. The first layer uses thermal cameras rated for harsh environments, deployed at production lines,…

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  • February 11, 2026
  • 7 minutes Read
A California Company Just Kicked Off Solid-State Battery Pilot Production. Now Comes The Hard Part

Fifteen years after its founding, California-based QuantumScape believes it has cracked the code to solid-state batteries. Roughly the size and shape of a silvery deck of cards, the company’s anode-free, lithium-metal cells promise to address virtually all of the shortcomings of today’s lithium-ion batteries. That means higher energy density, quicker charging, more power, safer…

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