An American battery company wants to completely rethink how lithium-ion batteries are made. The company claims its electrode-to-pack design eliminates waste and boosts energy efficiency. It can accommodate any chemistry and size and suits a variety of applications, according to the company. By and large, electric vehicle battery makers are working toward one ultimate goal: … Continue reading “This 1,000-Mile EV Battery Rethinks Pack Design From The Ground Up”
Kia EV9 high-voltage battery pack teardown by Munro & Associates reveals engineers likely thought about repairability when designing it. There are two access plates underneath for serviceable items. If a battery module needs to be replaced, the whole pack is very easy to take out of the vehicle and disassemble. The 99.8-kilowatt-hour high-voltage battery pack … Continue reading “Kia EV9 Battery Pack Teardown: ’A Wonderful Design’”
Some Rivian R1 vehicles with the Max Pack battery will be delivered as Large+ models Vehicles with the Large+ battery pack feature a software-locked usable capacity It’s unclear if Rivian will allow Large+ owners to unlock the extra battery capacity later Rivian is selling its revamped 2025 R1T and R1S with the largest Max Pack … Continue reading “Rivian Large+ battery is a software-locked Max Pack”
