Forge Battery says its 21700 EV batteries fast charge in 10 minutes
Forge Battery is now shipping its prototype 21700 cylindrical Li-ion battery cells with a confirmed specific energy of 300 Wh/kg.
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A $2-3 billion battery factory for electric trucks just broke ground in Mississippi
Daimler Trucks, Accelera by Cummins, and truck maker PACCAR broke ground on a huge battery cell factory for electric trucks in Mississippi.
Expand Expanding CloseGotion High-Tech selects Morocco as home to a new 20 GWh battery gigafactory
Over six months after detailing plans for a new 20 gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery plant in Europe, China’s Gotion High-Tech has shared precisely where it will set up shop overseas – Morocco.
Expand Expanding CloseStellantis is about to test the first-ever production-line lithium-sulfur batteries
In a milestone, supermaterials trailblazer Lyten has shipped lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries to Stellantis and other US and EU OEMs for testing.
Expand Expanding CloseNIO signs a new agreement with GAC Group to co-develop battery standards, charging, and swaps
Two weeks after signing a similar strategic cooperation agreement with Lotus Technology, NIO has announced an additional agreement with China’s GAC Group to collaborate on charging and swapping and implementing a new unified battery standard.
Expand Expanding CloseAllye Energy wants to power your job site with used Land Rover batteries
A new startup is partnering with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on a new portable battery energy storage system designed to power your job site with used Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEV batteries.
Expand Expanding CloseThis lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding
Boston-based Alsym Energy, which is developing a nonflammable rechargeable battery that’s cobalt and lithium-free, has announced a $78 million funding round.
Expand Expanding CloseStoreDot’s EV battery cells achieve 2,000+ consecutive XFC cycles
EV battery maker StoreDot says its silicon-dominant battery cells are the world’s first to achieve more than 2,000 consecutive extreme fast charging (XFC) cycles.
Expand Expanding CloseBMW’s EV battery partner launches a $1.5B factory expansion in South Carolina
Battery tech firm AESC, which is partnered with BMW, is investing $1.5 billion to expand its EV battery factory in South Carolina.
Expand Expanding CloseNIO and CATL sign ‘win-win partnership’ develop longer-life batteries for EVs, swap stations
EV automaker NIO has announced an expanded collaboration with battery behemoth and current energy supplier CATL. Together, the two Chinese companies intend to collaborate through the research and development of long-life batteries to support future NIO EVs and battery swap stations.
Expand Expanding CloseThe US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project
Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China.
Expand Expanding CloseVolvo Cars says its new partner will reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%
Volvo Cars has partnered with Imperial College London spinoff Breathe Battery Technologies to reduce its EVs’ charging time by 30%.
Expand Expanding CloseThis VW-partnered battery maker just pioneered a novel recycling process
MIT spinout and battery maker 24M Technologies today debuted a new direct-material battery recycling process for EV batteries and battery storage.
Expand Expanding CloseTo extend a lithium-metal EV battery’s life, just drain it and let it sit, find Stanford scientists
Stanford University researchers found that the best way to extend the life of a lithium-metal EV battery is to drain it and let it rest for a few hours.
Expand Expanding CloseLG Chem is building a $3B EV battery cathode factory – the largest in the US [Update]
LG Chem is building a $3 billion battery cathode factory for EVs in Tennessee – and it just inked a multi-billion dollar deal with GM.
Expand Expanding CloseResearchers achieve super-safe, ultrafast Li-ion battery charging
In a significant advancement for EV technology, researchers at Chung-Ang University in South Korea have made a breakthrough in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery charging times and safety.
Expand Expanding CloseThe world’s largest EV battery maker will build its own $1.83B offshore wind farm
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest EV battery maker, is going to build its own $1.83 billion offshore wind farm.
Expand Expanding CloseRivian Max Pack doesn’t deliver much extra range in first real-world test, especially for $10K
Two months after Rivian started delivering EVs with its long-anticipated Max battery pack, we’ve seen our first real-world range comparison, and the results are… just ok. Despite over 50 miles more EPA range than the Large Pack, the first real-world tests show that the gap is significantly narrower.
Expand Expanding CloseAptera secures multimillion-dollar supply deal and investment for solar EV battery packs
As Aptera Motors looks to reach its long-sought scaled solar EV production milestone, it has secured a tier-1 battery supplier and a hefty investment from Korean manufacturer CTNS.
Expand Expanding CloseZEEKR unveils its own energy-dense LFP batteries that can recharge 500km in 15 minutes
Less than a week after announcing a Power Day 2023 event to unveil new battery technologies, ZEEKR has officially introduced its own lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells developed in-house. While LFP batteries are generally categorized as less energy-dense, ZEEKR says its cells outperform many competitors.
Expand Expanding CloseEU automakers have secured less than a fifth of the battery metals they’ll need by 2030
European automakers have secured less than a fifth of the cobalt, lithium, and nickel they’ll need to meet targets by 2030, according to a new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). Exceptions are Tesla and China’s BYD, but Tesla and certainly BYD fall a bit short on responsible practices compared to other automakers.
Expand Expanding CloseA California lake has enough lithium to power 375 million EVs
California’s infamous Salton Sea has been a known hotbed of lithium for years, but no one had a sense of how much “white gold” was found there. Now a new study quantifies that, and it’s impressive: The huge underground reserve of scorching hot brine located underneath the lakebed contains enough lithium to build batteries for 375 million electric vehicles, making it one of the largest lithium brine deposits in the world.
Expand Expanding CloseUS may cut automakers some slack on stricter rules for EV tax credits
The Biden administration is expected to announce on Friday what will disqualify EVs from eligibility for the $7,500 subsidy. However, the government is reportedly discussing granting automakers a temporary reprieve from the proposed restrictions on EVs containing battery parts or materials coming from China.
Electric car battery prices are going back down faster than expected
Electric car battery prices are starting to go back down after a temporary rise along with inflation. And it looks like they are going back down faster than expected, according to new data from Goldman Sachs.
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