Lithium-Ion Battery Reaches 711.3 Wh/Kg, and It Does Not Mean Much
25 Jun 2023, 10:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Experimental cells can achieve amazing numbers, but it only starts to matter when they can stand multiple cycles and get ready for series production.
Researchers Get First-Ever Glimpse Into the Inner Workings of a Lithium Metal Battery
9 Mar 2023, 15:09 UTC · By: Mircea Mazuru / Lithium metal batteries could be the batteries of the future, as they’re lighter and more energy-dense - researchers unlocked the next step in their development
Sakuu Has Been Making Patterned 3D-Printed Cells Using Dry Cathode Process Since December
16 Feb 2023, 20:24 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The dry cathode process eliminates toxic solvents and saves time, while additive manufacturing allows Sakuu to make cells in any shape
QuantumScape Delivers 24-Layer Cells in Proprietary Format for Automakers to Test
20 Dec 2022, 21:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The hybrid format between pouch and prismatic batteries is probably headed to Volkswagen, but there are five others in the waiting line
QuantumScape Presents Its Proprietary Format: a Hybrid of Pouch and Prismatic Cells
27 Oct 2022, 23:37 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pay careful attention to the image below: it shows how the cell looks when it is charged and discharged. The difference is extremely subtle
Sakuú and NGK Partnership Shows Spark Plug Companies May Have a Future Making Batteries
22 Sep 2022, 22:06 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The battery startup will make its 3D-printed solid-state cell with the help of the expertise the Japanese spark plug supplier has with ceramic materials.
ONE Gemini Architecture Will Use Anode-Free Cells to Reach 600 Miles of Range
16 Sep 2022, 18:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Little by little, we are joining the small pieces of information Our Next Energy (ONE) is releasing about its hybrid battery pack
QuantumScape Reinforces That Its Secret Sauce Is Its Ceramic Separator
16 Sep 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company also revealed how it intends to produce its precious material: with a technique called tape casting, already used by MLCCs
Sakuú Opens New Engineering Hub in Silicon Valley to Develop Solid-State Battery Printing
4 Aug 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new engineering center is a way to sharpen the 3D printing techniques that will allow the company to open its first plant, called G-One
QuantumScape Now Has Six Automakers in Its Sampling Agreements List
28 Jul 2022, 00:02 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company also disclosed that it created a 24-layer cell, which means it is close to sending its first A-samples to customers
Sakuu-LM Cells Can Stand Continuous 3C Discharge Rates
7 Jun 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company also disclosed that it intends to put its printed solid-state batteries made with the Kavian platform should start tests with customers in 2023.
Battery Startup States It May Soon Sell Li-S Cells, With Energy-Density Advantages
30 Mar 2022, 13:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Theion may have beaten the known issues with sulfur batteries with a proprietary solid electrolyte and carbon nanotubes.
Sakuú Plans to Sell Lithium Metal Pouch Cells With 300 Wh/Kg by the End of 2022
15 Mar 2022, 12:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from the anode that is one of the critical aspects of solid-state batteries, these pouch cells also count on a non-flammable electrolyte
Sion Power's Promising Licerion Cells Reach More Than 2,500 Cycles
10 Mar 2022, 20:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / They have reached 70% of their capacity after all these cycles but may last even longer if submitted to slower charging cycles
QuantumScape Produces First 16-Layer Cells, Plans A Samples for 2022
17 Feb 2022, 22:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company presented some of its achievements and plans for its solid-state platform in a letter about Q4 2021 results to shareholders.
SES Gets Closer to Hyundai by Establishing SES Korea
10 Feb 2022, 16:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company already said it had given Hyundai A samples of the Apollo lithium metal cells. Now it will have a pre-production facility in South Korea
QuantumScape Creates the QS Campus in San Jose to Produce Solid-State Cells
10 Nov 2021, 14:58 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from the building in which QS-0 was created, the company also leased the three adjacent ones for the next ten years
SES Ignites Battery Talk With Its Hybrid Lithium Metal Cell
4 Nov 2021, 11:47 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The company’s founder said that SES had abandoned solid-state batteries because they were not feasible: the hybrid lithium metal cell would be.
We Already Know Who Will Make Solid Power's Solid-State Cells: SK Innovation
29 Oct 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The two companies have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to develop and produce solid-state cells. Ford, Kia, and BMW may benefit
GM’s Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center Is a Tribute Preparation for EVs
5 Oct 2021, 15:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The new center pays homage to Bill Wallace, who pursued battery excellence for GM with the two generations of the Volt. He also worked on the Bolt EV