Batteries

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.

If StoreDot's cells prove ready for production, they could enable EVs with charge rates to approach those of gas-station refueling.

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.

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.

EVE has signed contracts to be BMW's primary supplier of battery cells in Europe for a new line of EVs debuting in 2025, according to the report.

These deals will support Ultium Cells LLC battery plants, which are being built under a partnership between GM and LG Energy Solution.

Solid-state batteries achieved an overall reduction of 24% based on the technology alone, and 39% with sustainable materials, according to a company that does lifecycle analysis.

Panasonic plans to achieve its energy-density boost partly with a new mix of additives that would allow individual battery cells within a pack to run at higher voltage.

Redwood will work directly with VW dealers to recover batteries after they've ended their useful lives in EVs, and they'll be shipped to Nevada for recycling.

Reducing battery size could help lower costs and the environmental impact by lessening the need for rarer materials like nickel and cobalt.

Participating customers' Powerwalls will collectively form a "distributed" battery that can absorb excess energy during low electricity demand, and discharge it back into the grid during high demand.

That's no guarantee they'll be first to market with the technology, though. Toyota started researching solid-state batteries in the 1990s.

The Salzgitter battery cell factory, termed SalzGiga by VW, will be a hub for global battery activities and a template for factories around Europe and potentially North America.

The new-generation LFP battery could help erase some of the drawbacks—like weight—of the chemistry, which is already very popular in China for its cost-effectiveness.

The battery supplier claims both more power and better volume utilization for its prismatic-based system than Tesla's cylindrical 4680 format.

J.B. Straubel's Redwood will help reuse and recycle batteries from hybrid cars, helping Toyota to further reduce its environmental footprint.

Repurposing EV batteries could help expand renewable energy as well as help solve waste challenges—and it's already led to some creative uses.

One chemistry will be devoted to power delivery, the other to energy storage—boosting range while minimizing use of nickel and cobalt, ONE claims.