Batteries

The LG Energy Solution plant is claimed to be the largest single battery-making investment in an American facility.

An investigation of what happens when EVs are in accidents found that it's more common to replace rather than repair—leading to some very high collision price tags, and a higher rate of totaled EVs.

The PowerCo facilities are due to make a new cell format headed into EVs built on VW Group's next-generation EV platform, termed SSP.

The company says that it’s on track to make printed batteries at scale for mobility, aerospace, EVs, and energy storage, among other uses.

The DOE has given a conditional commitment for the loan, which would go toward a $3.5 billion recycling and remanufacturing facility in Nevada.

Limiting the size of EV batteries could bring significant positive environmental impact, a report suggests.

Tesla is claiming to apply some of its manufacturing know-how back to battery cells, in a facility that vastly cuts the investment and space needed for a specific output.

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.

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.

Battery costs aren't expected to start dropping again in 2024, when more lithium mining and refining capacity will be online, reducing prices.

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.

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?

Vinfast plans to deliver its first premium electric SUVs to the U.S. before the end of the year; yet a new cooperation with CATL appears aimed at an entirely different market position.

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.