BYD will supply its “blade battery” to Tesla in the second quarter of next year, local Chinese media cls.cn said Thursday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The Tesla model with the “blade battery” is now in the C sample testing phase, the brief report said. BYD said it had “no comment”, according to the report. […]
Panasonic is betting that close to a century of experience making car batteries has prepared it to manufacture a difficult-to-produce next-generation battery championed by Tesla as the key to unlocking cheaper and more ubiquitous electric vehicles…. Panasonic bets big on Tesla’s beer can battery to unlock $25,000 EVs (autonews.com) We sell lithium-ion batteries used from […]
Saueressig Engineering appears to be setting up shop in the US. The new reports also suggest Saueressig has designated a new site for its American HQ in very close proximity to Tesla. This points to the German company being indeed involved in building machines for battery cell production on behalf of the EV maker…. Saueressig […]
Solid-state battery specialist QuantumScape plans to issue 13 million new shares. The expected proceeds of $859 million are to be invested in the company’s planned pilot plant and in the joint venture with Volkswagen…. QuantumScape to open second pilot plant – electrive.com We sell lithium-ion batteries used from notebook computers to artificial satellites here antenna1st […]
On VW’s Power Day, VW announced that high-Mn batteries would be used for its “volume segment”. The company described high-Mn as a “long-term promising technology” and a mainstream chemistry…. High-Mn cathodes: central to VW’s long-term strategy (linkedin.com) We sell lithium-ion batteries used from notebook computers to artificial satellites here antenna1st
Demand and prices for battery material cobalt are soaring as electric vehicles stream out of showrooms in China and Europe, with little prospect of a significant reversal as drivers and governments move to cut carbon emissions. The price of the metal stands at $53,000 per tonne, up 65% this year and around its highest since […]
Mullen Technologies has surprisingly announced that it will equip its electric cars with lithium-sulfur batteries. For this, the Californian startup is cooperating with the company NexTech Batteries. Mullen plans to produce more than 100,000 vehicles with lithium-sulfur pouch cells from NexTech within five years. Lithium–sulfur battery Lithium–sulfur battery – Wikipedia Mullen Technologies to switch to […]
Listening to QuantumScape, we had the impression that the main barrier to creating a solid-state battery was developing the right solid-state electrolyte. A study from Gatech (Georgia Institute of Technology) begs to disagree with that. The main obstacle to reach that goal would be cost Gatech Study Shows A Way To Solve Solid-State Cells’ Main Issue: Cost (insideevs.com)
Stockholm, Sweden – Northvolt today announced the acquisition of Cuberg, Inc., a U.S.-based battery technology company delivering high-performance lithium metal cells produced on existing lithium-ion manufacturing lines for electromobility solutions. Northvolt | Enabling the Future of Energy
