Ford has announced this morning it has struck a deal with China’s CATL for a supply of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its lineup of electric vehicles (EVs). The deal has also helped the […]
NIO electric cars are about to get a massive boost in driving range as the company prepares to release a 150kWh solid-state battery in the last quarter of 2022. Existing NIO owners can upgrade to […]
Volkswagen Group of America has picked Redwood Materials to recycle batteries from their VW and Audi electric vehicles (EVs). The deal will see Redwood works with over 1,000 VW and Audi dealers to recover, safely […]
The owners of the 150MW Hornsdale Power Reserve in Australia, known as the Tesla Big Battery, have been fined $900,000 for failing to deliver its promised capacity during a power outage. However, the failure was […]
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has unveiled its third-generation cell-to-pack (CTP) Qilin EV battery. According to the company, the Qilin battery features a volume utilization efficiency of 72%, the highest of any battery […]
Yesterday we told you about the first customer delivery of a Model Y with 4680 battery cells made at Giga Texas. While the electric SUV showed excellent build quality, the big question that remained was […]
CATL announced that they reached an agreement with BMW to provide cylindrical battery suppliers beginning in 2025. We reported earlier this month that BMW was moving to cylindrical cells for their next line of vehicles. […]
Tesla battery researchers at Nova Scotia’s Dalhousie University have published a new paper detailing an electric vehicle (EV) battery that could last 100 years before needing to be replaced. Tesla’s Advanced Battery Research division, founded […]
Ford is planning on bringing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to its lineup of first generation electric vehicles sooner rather than later. During Ford’s recent Q1 earnings call, CEO Jim Farley said the company has […]
BMW is switching to the next generation of low-cost batteries to take on Tesla moving forward. The company is moving to round cells instead of prismatic ones for their next class of vehicles starting in […]
