Browsing: Electric Vehicle Batteries
CATL Says Lithium Mining, Not Refining, Is the EV Battery Industry’s Biggest Bottleneck
By Victor Choi
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL has identified lithium mining—not mineral refining—as the biggest long-term constraint facing the electric vehicle (EV) battery…
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have developed South Korea’s first PTFE-free dry electrode manufacturing technology, offering…
Samsung SDI has outlined a strategy focused on business recovery and artificial intelligence, with President and Chief Executive Joo Sun…
Germany Reportedly Moves Northvolt Heide Project Into State Control Ahead of Lyten Sale
By Nathan Reed
Germany’s Economy Minister Katherina Reiche is reportedly accelerating plans to transfer Northvolt’s unfinished battery project in Heide to U.S.-based battery…
Canadian battery technology company Moment Energy is preparing to open a new facility in Vancouver dedicated to repurposing retired electric…
EAS Batteries has started commercial sales of its UHP-601300-LFP-22 cylindrical lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell, which incorporates Asahi Kasei’s…
Ultium Cells has delayed the return of hundreds of workers currently on temporary layoff status at its battery cell manufacturing…
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials has secured £1.4 million ($1.9 million) in funding from the UK government to develop a…
General Motors and Samsung SDI have paused construction work on their planned $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in New…
Umicore and Fraunhofer IPA are leading a new research project aimed at developing automated methods for safely disassembling and selectively…
LG Energy Solution Secures Over 100 GWh Cylindrical Cell Orders, BMW Seen as Likely Customer
By Nathan Reed
LG Energy Solution (LGES) said it secured new orders exceeding 100 GWh for its 46-series cylindrical battery cells in the…
South Korea’s competition regulator has fined Mercedes-Benz the equivalent of about €6.5 million for allegedly misleading consumers about the battery…
Dutch commodities trader Trafigura has signed a binding offtake agreement with Smackover Lithium to purchase battery-grade lithium carbonate from the…
German automaker Mercedes-Benz is considering sharing its vehicle manufacturing plant in South Africa with Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor, according…
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL reported a sharp increase in profit for 2025 as demand for electric vehicle and energy storage…
LG Energy Solution is planning to reduce its reliance on cathode materials supplied by sister company LG Chem for batteries…
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD will continue producing its first-generation Blade battery even after launching its new ultra-fast charging version,…
South Korean battery manufacturer SK On will lay off 958 employees at its battery cell production facility in Commerce, Georgia,…
South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution has inaugurated the NextStar Energy battery cell factory in Windsor after acquiring full…
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) increased its share of the global electric vehicle battery market in January, while…