Climate research firms expect the prices of lithium, a key raw material in an EV battery, to plummet in the coming years. This trend will likely keep second-life batteries in service years after they are first introduced, thanks to technological improvements. Battery replacements are rare. Even then, replacements are poised to cost as much as, … Continue reading “Battery Replacement Costs Are Poised To Plunge: 'Cheaper Than Fixing An Engine'”
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(Source: Tesla) Tesla and Rivian have been embroiled in a lawsuit in which the former accused the latter of having stolen battery technology by poaching Tesla employees. It sounds like the two automakers are finally about to settle the lawsuit, which has been going on for 4 years. In 2020, Tesla filed a lawsuit against Rivian … Continue reading “Tesla and Rivian are settling their battery tech theft lawsuit”
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Mercedes is experimenting with multiple-chemistry battery packs that have more than one type of cell. A new type of micro-converter and hooking up the battery cells in parallel not in series makes this possible. This innovation will improve battery pack performance, modularity and space efficiency. While the details surrounding the impressively efficient new electric CLA … Continue reading “Mercedes Wants EV Battery Packs With Both NMC And LFP Cells”
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The electric sedan now has NACS ports for easy access to Tesla Superchargers The base EV6 has a 68.0-kwh battery pack, up from 63.0 kwh last year The top-rated models have an 84.0-kwh pack, up from 77.4 kwh last year The 2025 Kia EV6 made its U.S. debut Thursday at the 2024 Los Angeles auto … Continue reading “2025 Kia EV6 gets bigger battery, will be U.S.-built”
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Honda has been promising to unlock the power of all-solid-state EV batteries for several years. Today, we are getting our first look at the progress. Honda unveiled a demonstration production line as it continues to advance promising new battery technology. By 2050, Honda wants all its products and corporate activities to be carbon neutral. Although … Continue reading “Honda unveils all-solid-state EV battery production line for the first time”
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Mining giant Rio Tinto will partner with China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to demonstrate battery-swap-capable electric haul trucks at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. The technology is already in use on haul trucks in mining operations in China, and this collaboration will enable Rio Tinto to demonstrate a complete battery-electric truck and … Continue reading “Rio Tinto and China’s SPIC partner to test electric mining trucks with battery swapping”
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CATL’s second-generation sodium-ion cells can reportedly discharge normally even at -40 degrees Celsius (-40F as temperature scales converge). Depending on the make and model, EV batteries perform the best between 60F to 110F. The operating range can go much higher or lower, but that affects performance and range. Sodium-ion battery production is in its nascent … Continue reading “CATL's New Sodium-Ion EV Battery Works In -40 Degree Cold”
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Battery materials producer Integrals Power has begun distributing samples of its Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) and Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) battery cathode materials to customers in both Europe and the US. This milestone follows the successful production of these materials at Integrals Power’s UK pilot plant. The LFP and LMFP cathode materials were fully … Continue reading “Integrals Power begins distributing samples of UK-made LFP and LMFP battery cathode materials”
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Chines battery supplier CATL could build a plant in the U.S. The decision would hinge on whether Trump’s administration allows the Chinese to enter the market CATL wanted to invest in the U.S. but to date the government’s said no Chinese battery supplier CATL is open to building a U.S. factory if the incoming Trump … Continue reading “China's CATL open to building US battery plant if Trump allows”
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There’s a good chance that whatever device you’re using to read this story runs off a battery made in China. And until very recently, that was true of a great many electric vehicles as well. That’s because the U.S., Europe, Japan and other parts of the globe spent decades outsourcing batteries and battery production to … Continue reading “America Is In The Middle Of A Secret Battery Boom”