Battery Technology

Exposed structural chassis of an electric passenger vehicle displaying the sealed underfloor traction battery compartment and electric motor drives.

September 18, 2026

Factorial Energy’s 450 Wh/kg Solid-State Battery Gets Mitsui Kinzoku’s Mass-Production Push

Factorial Energy and Mitsui Kinzoku sign a deal to scale the 450 Wh/kg Solstice battery — the same tech that ran a Mercedes EQS 1,200km on one charge.

Electric·Energy·Mobility·Technology

Changan Nevo A06: CATL’s Sodium-Ion EV Reaches Mass Production at $59/kWh

— A milestone arrived quietly in February 2026. In what marks a watershed moment for battery technology, CATL (the world’s largest battery maker) and Changan unveiled the Changan Nevo A06, the world’s first mass-production sodium-ion passenger electric vehicle. Not a

August 15, 2026

Octopus Energy and ZE Energy Launch 98.5MW Battery Storage in Italy by 2028

Energy·Europe·Sustainability

Octopus Energy Generation and ZE Energy partner on 98.5MW battery storage in Sessa Aurunca, Italy. The facility will power 130,000 homes daily by 2028

CATL 5th-gen LFP batteries enter production: 36.6% market leader powers 20M EVs with sodium-ion push

Energy·Technology

CATL’s Fifth-Generation LFP and Sodium-Ion Battery Innovation Battery Innovation 2025 CATL Fifth-Generation LFP Batteries Enter Mass Production with Sodium-Ion Platform CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology),

Representative Image.Photo Source: Noyafields (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Business·Energy·News·UK

Unlimited EV Charging at £30/Month: Octopus Energy’s New Offer Benefits High-Mileage Drivers

Octopus Energy has launched a new subscription service called “Intelligent Drive Pack” that offers unlimited smart home charging for electric vehicles at a fixed price of £30 per month. This first-of-its-kind offering

Sunita Somvanshi

April 27, 2025

Representative: Flint Paper Battery. Photo Source: Flint

Energy·Sustainability

Flint’s Paper Batteries: Safe, Flexible, and Cost-Effective Energy Storage

A new type of battery made from paper could change how we power everything from phones to cars. Singapore company Flint has created these batteries that are as powerful as regular ones

Sunita Somvanshi

January 22, 2025

Energy·Science

Non-Flammable, Water-Based Batteries Offer 4-Hour Fast Charging and Eliminate Rare Metals for Global Decarbonization

In an era where energy storage solutions are crucial for renewable energy adoption, MIT Professor Kripa Varanasi and his team at Alsym Energy have engineered a non-flammable, non-toxic battery that could reshape

Rahul Somvanshi

November 28, 2024

Jelly rolls and cylindrical battery cell produced at Fraunhofer IPA (21700 round cell in tabless continuous design)

Energy

Fraunhofer’s New Battery Winding System Boosts EV Range Potential with Unique Format and Design Capabilities

Fraunhofer IPA and acp systems AG’s new battery cell production system arrives at a crucial time for the energy storage industry. The newly commissioned winding system for cylindrical battery cells, housed at

Rahul Somvanshi

November 14, 2024

Hailong Chen and Zhantao Liu present a new, low-cost cathode for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

Business·Science·Technology

New Iron Chloride Cathode Cuts EV Battery Costs by 40% – Could EVs Finally Become Cheaper Than Gas Cars?

In a groundbreaking discovery, a multi-institutional research team led by Hailong Chen, an associate professor at Georgia Tech, has developed a new, low-cost cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) that could revolutionize

Rahul Somvanshi

October 24, 2024

Energy·Technology

CATL’s 6C Battery Can Charge Your EV in Under 10 Minutes —Is This the Fastest Yet?

CATL has just revealed its cards in electric vehicle batteries. Together with SAIC-GM, China-based partner of General Motors, the world’s largest battery manufacturer has created the world’s first 6C battery, as described

Sunita Somvanshi

October 4, 2024

Electric·Mobility

How Honda’s EV Plus, With a 6-8 Hour Charge Time, Shaped the Future of Electric Vehicles Despite Its Short Run

In early 1988, as environmental concerns grew and regulations tightened, Honda embarked on an ambitious project to develop its first electric vehicle. The result was the Honda EV Plus, a compact electric

Rahul Somvanshi

September 22, 2024

Electric·Mobility

CATL’s New Bus Battery Claims 1.6 Million Km or 15 Years Lifespan: Too Good to Be True?

CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, is preparing to launch a long-lasting battery for electric buses. This battery is expected to last up to 15 years or 1.6 million kilometers, with an

Sunita Somvanshi

September 16, 2024

Energy·Science·Technology

Chinese Scientists Develop Fireproof and Freeze-Resistant Electrolyte That Doubles Battery Durability in Extreme Conditions

Recently, situated in East China, Dalian University of Technology (DUT) professors made a breakthrough in the research of advanced, wide-temperature, high-safety composite quasi-solid-state electrolytes. Professor Dong Xufeng and Professor Huang Hao both

Rahul Somvanshi

April 28, 2024

Energy·Technology

New LiDFOB Electrolyte Promises Lower Costs and Increased Sustainability for Batteries

Lithium salts in the electrolyte of a battery make it more powerful but also increase the cost. A new electrolyte containing the lithium salt LiDFOB could potentially make batteries cheaper and more

Karmactive Team

April 24, 2024

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