Lithium-ion battery technology has played a significant role in the advancement of electric vehicles and other consumer electronics. As market competition intensifies, manufacturers are striving to achieve higher power densities and production throughput. While lithium-ion technology has matured, electrical shorts can still develop inside the cell after passing production tests due to burrs or particles … Continue reading “Webinar: How to decrease risks of catastrophic failures in EV battery cells (it is not what you think)”
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Japanese battery maker and Tesla supplier Panasonic is working on a breakthrough electric vehicle battery chemistry. The company is working on anode-free lithium metal batteries, which can boost energy density and reduce pack weight. With these new cells, Teslas could potentially get substantially more driving range. The Tesla Model Y got a much-needed upgrade this … Continue reading “The Tesla Model Y Could Get A Huge Range Boost From Panasonic's New Cells”
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The Xiaomi SU7 and recently launched YU7 both use the same self-developed Modena platform. The brand says the upside-down cells allow for better packaging and improved safety in the event of a crash. CATL and Xiaomi came up with a special electrolyte to counteract the effects of gravity since the cells are upside down The … Continue reading “Here’s Why The Xiaomi SU7 Mounts Its Battery Cells Upside Down”
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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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Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution will supply batteries for the upcoming Rivian R2. LGES said the R2 will get a new type of cylindrical cell with six times the capacity of current cells. The battery blitz in America continues and the newest beneficiary of that is the upcoming Rivian R2. Rivian just inked a … Continue reading “2026 Rivian R2 Will Get New LG Cells With 'Six Times' The Capacity”
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Sponsored by Chroma. What is non-invasive analysis? The analysis of lithium-ion battery cell degradation can be classified into invasive and non-invasive methods, with non-invasive analysis offering the following advantages: Evidence of battery degradation can be retained in its entirety; Minimizing the effect of external factors on the battery state and introduction of new variations; Allowing … Continue reading “Improving the efficiency of non-invasive degradation analysis of Li-ion battery cells”