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CALB's "U-Type" Battery Tech Improves Energy Density and Supports Fast Charging Beyond 6C
CALB's "U-Type" Battery Tech Improves Energy Density and Supports Fast Charging Beyond 6C

7 Apr 2023, 15:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / China's battery supplier CALB announced a new U-type structure that offers significant performance gains over traditional cylindrical battery cells

 
Solid-State Battery With No Anode Has Twice the Energy Capacity of Conventional Batteries
Solid-State Battery With No Anode Has Twice the Energy Capacity of Conventional Batteries

3 Apr 2023, 17:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Scientists at the University of Texas have invented a new type of solid-state battery that has no anode and can hold twice the energy of a liquid Li-Ion battery

 
Battery Degradation Study Shows That EV Batteries Last Much Longer Than Initial Estimates
Battery Degradation Study Shows That EV Batteries Last Much Longer Than Initial Estimates

28 Mar 2023, 11:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new battery degradation study indicates that EV batteries might last a lot longer than we thought they would, probably decades for most electric cars

 
Insurers Write Off Electric Vehicles Even for Minor Damages to the Battery Packs
Insurers Write Off Electric Vehicles Even for Minor Damages to the Battery Packs

20 Mar 2023, 17:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Even minor damages to the battery pack of an electric vehicle prompt insurers to write off the whole car, considering the cost of replacement

 
Tesla Wants to Scale Back Battery Plans at Giga Berlin, Will Import Cells From the U.S.
Tesla Wants to Scale Back Battery Plans at Giga Berlin, Will Import Cells From the U.S.

22 Feb 2023, 14:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla may have started to assemble battery packs at Giga Berlin, but the EV maker would import the cells from the U.S. to benefit from the IRA incentives

 
Tesla Has Partially Started Battery Production at Giga Berlin
Tesla Has Partially Started Battery Production at Giga Berlin

16 Feb 2023, 15:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is already using battery components from its battery production facility in Gruenheide for the Model Y production at Giga Berlin

 
Scientists Found a Breakthrough Material That Can Make Recycling EV Batteries Much Easier
Scientists Found a Breakthrough Material That Can Make Recycling EV Batteries Much Easier

13 Feb 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Scientists invented a material that will make it simple and economical to recycle a wide range of batteries, while also improving their characteristics

 
Redwood Materials Secured a $2 Billion Loan for EV Battery Recycling Plant in Nevada
Redwood Materials Secured a $2 Billion Loan for EV Battery Recycling Plant in Nevada

10 Feb 2023, 11:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Redwood Materials, which wants to recycle Li-Ion batteries into new EV batteries, was granted a $2 billion government loan for its Nevada recycling plant

 
French Startup Gouach Offers Repairable Batteries for Popular Electric Bikes and Scooters
French Startup Gouach Offers Repairable Batteries for Popular Electric Bikes and Scooters

8 Feb 2023, 19:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / French battery specialist has developed repairable battery packs for popular micro-mobility vehicles like electric bikes and scooters

 
Tesla-Funded Research Reveals What's Causing Li-Ion Batteries to Self-Discharge
Tesla-Funded Research Reveals What's Causing Li-Ion Batteries to Self-Discharge

7 Feb 2023, 16:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Researchers at Dalhousie University made a surprise discovery, which could extend battery life by replacing a plastic film that’s causing self-discharge

 
Scientists Found Out What Kills Solid-State Batteries and Are Working on a Solution
Scientists Found Out What Kills Solid-State Batteries and Are Working on a Solution

3 Feb 2023, 16:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Scientists at Stanford University have discovered what causes solid-state electrolyte failures and are working hard on a solution

 
Tesla's Patent Rampage Hints at Dry Battery Electrode Breakthrough
Tesla's Patent Rampage Hints at Dry Battery Electrode Breakthrough

2 Feb 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla filed a flurry of patents, with the most interesting among them being related to Li-Ion battery production, more specifically, the dry electrode process

 
Tesla Installs Two Mysterious Presses at Giga Texas Inside the Battery Production Facility
Tesla Installs Two Mysterious Presses at Giga Texas Inside the Battery Production Facility

30 Jan 2023, 18:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla installed two Sacmi Imola gigantic presses inside the battery manufacturing facility at Giga Austin, and everyone is wondering what they are for

 
Tesla's Advances in Battery Tech Put Korean Battery Manufacturers in a Difficult Position
Tesla's Advances in Battery Tech Put Korean Battery Manufacturers in a Difficult Position

23 Jan 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s battery tech and dominant market position puts the three South Korean battery manufacturers in a very difficult position long term

 
Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Hints at Batteries That Never Die, It's Game Over
Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Hints at Batteries That Never Die, It's Game Over

15 Dec 2022, 08:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An international team of scientists discovered a breakthrough electrode material that would make solid-state batteries last for a lifetime

 
Li-Ion Battery-Pack Prices Have Risen in 2022 for the First Time, Will Rise More in 2023
Li-Ion Battery-Pack Prices Have Risen in 2022 for the First Time, Will Rise More in 2023

8 Dec 2022, 15:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Inflation, along with soaring raw material and battery component costs, has led to the first-ever increase in Li-ion battery pack prices in 2022

 
NIO Supplier WeLion Claims It Recently Started Production of Solid-State Battery Cells
NIO Supplier WeLion Claims It Recently Started Production of Solid-State Battery Cells

25 Nov 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Battery startup WeLion claims it has started production of solid-state battery cells at its new production facility in Huzhou, eastern China

 
MIT Engineers Solved a Mystery That's Been Hindering Solid-State Battery Development
MIT Engineers Solved a Mystery That's Been Hindering Solid-State Battery Development

23 Nov 2022, 17:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / MIT engineers discovered what causes the dendrite formation in solid-state batteries and how it can be averted, paving the way to smaller, lighter batteries

 
Rumors About BYD's Solid State and Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Rumors About BYD's Solid State and Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

23 Nov 2022, 11:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Recent reports from China indicated that BYD is preparing to mass-produce solid-state and sodium-ion batteries, but BYD denied they were true

 
The U.S. Could End Reliance on Chinese EV Batteries by 2030, but It Won't Be Cheap or Easy
The U.S. Could End Reliance on Chinese EV Batteries by 2030, but It Won't Be Cheap or Easy

22 Nov 2022, 11:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Goldman Sachs report shows how China’s dominance in the EV battery field could be unwound using protectionist policies and a lot of money