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Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Finds A Lot Of Unused Space Inside Battery Pack

It appears as if the Cybertruck’s battery pack was designed to fit taller cells, but then Tesla picked shorter cells instead.

Apr 10 2024 -

Mazda And Panasonic Finally Strike Deal On Cylindrical EV Battery Supply

The two partners entered an agreement for cylindrical automotive lithium-ion batteries—potentially the 4680-type.

Mar 29 2024 -

CATL Could Be Tesla's Secret Weapon For Its $25,000 EV

"Westernization" of Chinese battery tech is one way foreign battery companies can still cash in on America's new appetite for cheap EVs

Mar 27 2024 -

BMW's Neue Klasse EVs Aim To Be Profitable As Gas Engines Get More Expensive

At "high volume," BMW's new crop of EVs aim to make just as much money as ICE vehicles—which are not getting cheaper to build.

Mar 21 2024 -

Tesla Giga Texas 4680 Battery Cell Production Reached A New Record

Every week, Tesla produces enough cells for over 1,000 Tesla Cybertrucks.

Mar 21 2024 -

Subaru And Panasonic's Cylindrical EV Battery Deal Is Taking Shape

The two partners announced a basic cooperative agreement.

Mar 20 2024 -

NIO Switches Its Standard 75-kWh Battery From Hybrid-Cell LFP/NCM To All-LFP

The move is expected to reduce costs.

Mar 18 2024 -

Global Passenger EV, Hybrid Battery Market Expanded 40% In 2023

The combined battery deployment reached roughly 690 gigawatt-hours.

Mar 14 2024 -

Latest Research Shows Lithium Metal Batteries Can Be 'Revived'

We spoke with Stanford's Dr. Yi Cui about his latest research on "reversing" degradation in lithium-metal batteries.

Feb 21 2024 -

LG Energy Solution's 4680-Type Batteries Are Coming 'Soon'

Series production will first begin in South Korea. The new plant in Arizona will follow.

Feb 16 2024 -

California Has Enough Lithium Reserves To Power Over 300 Million EV Batteries

But lawsuits against the local county and environmental challenges loom large.

Feb 13 2024 -

Stellantis' STLA Large Platform Is 'Most Flexible In Industry' For Dodge, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Maserati

Available in 400-volt and 800-volt BEV architectures, the new platform is destined to power a lot of cars.

Jan 22 2024 -

StoreDot’s XFC Cell-To-Pack Concept Has Individually-Cooled Cells

While only a concept for now, the startup claims a 5-minute charge can result in 100 miles of driving range.

Jan 17 2024 -

A Chinese Company Has Developed A Nuclear Battery. We Have Questions

The size and scale of this application are the exact opposite of what J. Robert Oppenheimer might have envisioned for this technology decades ago.

Jan 16 2024 -

The Tesla Cybertruck’s Low Voltage Battery Is Rated At Just 4 Amp Hours

Plus, according to the owner's manual, the electric pickup has two 48-volt power feeds for accessories.

Jan 16 2024 -

Dutch E-Bike Brand Ostrichoo Uses Supercapacitors To Power Its Bikes

Do supercapacitors hold the key to the future of e-bikes and other micromobility devices?

Dec 27 2023 -

China's Zeekr Claims New LFP Battery Adds 310 Miles Of Range In 15 Minutes

The pack enables 427 miles of range on the Zeekr 007 sedan. Not bad for a cheaper LFP battery.

Dec 18 2023 -

Panasonic Signs Up For Sila's Titan Silicon To Deliver Unmatched EV Performance

Sila says that a 20% increase in driving range is possible today, with the potential for a 40% increase in the future.

Dec 13 2023 -

Stellantis And Ample Launch EV Battery Swap Tech For The Fiat 500e

Ample’s battery swap stations can replace a depleted pack in five minutes.

Dec 7 2023 -

Rivian To Introduce Cheaper, Lighter Battery Pack In 2024: CFO

Claire McDonough said the new battery "takes thousands of dollars of costs out, additional mass out" and will be much easier to build.

Dec 5 2023 -

CATL’s New Skateboard Chassis Gets A 621-Mile CLTC Range Rating, EV Coming In 2024

CLTC figures tend to be overly optimistic but the efficiency is still impressive.

Dec 5 2023 -

Are Sodium-Ion Batteries Dead On Arrival? An Expert Weighs In

Northvolt and BYD are pushing ahead with sodium-ion batteries, but U.S. companies probably don’t need to.

Dec 3 2023 -

Our Next Energy's 'Gemini' Battery Doubled A BMW iX's Range To 608 Miles

BMW is impressed by the result and says that it "looks forward to taking the next steps together" with the Michigan-based startup.

Dec 1 2023 -

LGES And SK On Lay Off Workers As EV Battery Market Needs A Correction

The growth of EV sales is slower than originally anticipated.

Nov 25 2023 -