Batteries

Fraunhofer EMI's high-speed X-ray system captures up to 1,000 images per second inside large-format prismatic cells. PowerCo will install it in Salzgitter by 2028 to…

General Motors is exiting the SynergyCells battery-cell joint venture, selling its stake to Samsung SDI. The unfinished Indiana plant will start with energy-storage…

Smart has revealed the production version of the #2, the spiritual successor to the Fortwo. The two-door city EV packs a 35.7 kWh LFP battery good for 300 km WLTP…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has given the ID. Buzz Cargo a smaller but more efficient 58 kWh battery, lowering the UK entry price by £5,655 to £29,995 before VAT…

Blue Solutions and AVL have validated a next-gen solid-state cell that withstands thermal runaway and meets China’s GB 38031. The claimed 25% higher volumetric…

French company Blue Solutions and Austrian firm AVL tested their next-gen solid-state cells: thermal runaway kept under control, 25% more energy per litre and 13% per…

BYD has revealed the Qin Max, a B-segment fast-charging sedan positioned above the Qin L. CLTC range reaches 630 km from a 64.3 kWh Blade Battery, but the real-world…

A new Fraunhofer-led research project aims to cut battery costs and environmental impact through better lithium extraction, recycling, and closed-loop material…

German Fraunhofer institutes and Chilean partners launch PaNaBat to advance sustainable lithium extraction, battery recycling, and closed-loop materials. Backed by …

Volkswagen is reportedly negotiating with Chinese battery giant Gotion to take control of the PowerCo gigafactory near Valencia. We analyse the strategic shift,…