Batteries

China's Neta Auto claims that all battery components are housed in the vehicle's structure, with no need for a separate battery pack—improving everything from range to safety.

On a constant-dollar basis, battery costs fell slightly in 2022 based on usable energy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

BMW will build pilot production lines for Solid Power cells at its facilities in Germany, amid plans for a solid-state-powered production model by 2030.

The announcement marks the DOE’s first loan made exclusively for battery cell manufacturing made under the ATVM program established under the George W. Bush administration.

Hyundai introduced its E-GMP platform two years ago—offering a possibility of coming close to matching Tesla on efficiency and range. With silicon-carbide tech, it might potentially pass it.

Rules that will qualify U.S.-built EVs for the full $7,500 tax credit in the near future appear to have accelerated a U.S. partnership between the battery division of SK Innovation and automaker Hyundai.

The plant will be the largest of its kind in the U.S. and will be able to make material supporting batteries for 1.2 million EVs annually, assuming a 310-mile range per vehicle.

More than electric cars themselves, the focus of a mammoth Freyr plant in Georgia may be batteries for applications that help ease the draw on the grid.

Bollinger plans to use ONE's Aries line, which consists of cell-to-pack technology and a modular design.

Honda is aiming to put its first solid-state cells into cars later this decade, but which solution will let it strike out on its own?

The federal government has detailed EV-related funding that goes toward 20 battery manufacturing and raw-materials processing companies for projects across 12 states.

Mass production of lithium-ion batteries for Honda EVs will start in 2025, and a corresponding investment will help revamp Ohio plants for EVs and EV components.

The tech GM is interested in involves adding more silicon to battery anodes, possibly opening the door to future increases in energy density.

The startup says it will pair an affordable, energy-dense anode-free chemistry with widely available lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, all in one pack.

Although some Leafs have been used for nearly 12 years, very few of the original battery packs have yet been retired—far outlasting some of the assumptions of original plans for recycling and second use.

Part of $5.6 billion for global battery manufacturing, the new investment adds capacity for U.S. EV battery production—and, by extension, likely future U.S. EV production.

The CATL tech—with its impressive claims for energy density, cooling, and range—will first go into the Chinese premium EV brand.

The two automakers announced deals that should move more of the battery supply chain to North America, potentially satisfying EV tax credit stipulations.

Candela's tech uses 80% less energy at high speeds versus traditional motorboats; as with electric cars, greater efficiency translates to more range.

The company is known for more than its LFP batteries; it's one of the highest-volume manufacturers of plug-in cars, and makes electric buses and trucks as well.