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January 19, 2026 0

Self-Healing Batteries on the Horizon for Tools and EVs

Battery technology usually doesn’t fail on a spec sheet—it fails on the jobsite. Drops, heat, vibration, high current draw, and […]

Latest and Upcoming Lithium-ion Battery Technology Advancements

January 12, 2026 0

Watch Out for These Upcoming Lithium-ion Battery Technologies

by Clint DeBoer

We’ve covered graphene batteries, which use nanotechnology to allow lithium-ion batteries to recharge in minutes rather than hours. The future looks […]

June 27, 2024 0

Milwaukee M18 Forge XC8.0 and HD12.0 Batteries

by Noelle Howe

The M18 Forge Batteries Now Feature More Capacity and Runtime Than Ever Milwaukee announced its Forge batteries in 2023, and […]

January 31, 2024 0

You Should Buy 12V Instead of 20V

by Austin Holloway

Battery voltage can be a tricky subject. What’s the real difference between 12V, 18V, and 20V Max tools? What about […]

February 8, 2023 0

How Long Do Lithium-ion Batteries Last?

by Chris Boll

Battery-powered tools have come a long way in the last decade. Smaller handheld power tools have moved to lithium-ion as […]

graphene batteries lithium-ion and nanotech

February 4, 2023 0

Graphene-Enhanced Batteries and Technology Explained

by Clint DeBoer

Battery materials developed by the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Jessup, Md., […]