News on the batteries that power electric vehicles: cell chemistry and solid-state development, gigafactory investments, raw materials and supply chains, stationary energy storage and battery recycling.
V Engineering has announced Project Continuum, a 12.4 kWh replacement high-voltage battery for the McLaren P1 that cuts 51 pounds from the original pack and extends electric range. Installations begin Spring 2027.
Factorial Energy has signed a non-binding MOU with SK On to evaluate whether the Korean manufacturer's 200 GWh-plus production base could support solid-state battery manufacturing using Factorial's FEST platform.
Altilium has been granted its first UK patent covering the EcoCathode process, protecting a hydrometallurgical method for regenerating battery-grade cathode materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and black mass.
BMW Group Plant Woodruff begins series production of Gen6 high-voltage batteries for the fully electric BMW iX5 in December 2026, running more than 300 employees and 250 robots.
HSBMA, the Hyundai Motor Group and SK On battery joint venture, began commercial EV battery cell production at its Bartow County, Georgia, facility on June 1, with 35 GWh of annual capacity.
Generational is partnering with Maverick Diagnostics to bring EV battery health testing to roughly 6,000 UK workshops, helping motorists check battery condition during routine vehicle maintenance.
EV All Day has launched a £9.99 instant battery-health check for used electric vehicles, estimating battery condition, real-world range and remaining warranty from a registration number and mileage alone.
Coreshell signed an eight-year supply agreement with South Korea's L&F for LFP cathode material sourced outside China, complementing its Ferroglobe silicon-anode partnership to deliver a fully FEOC-free battery supply chain.
MG has revealed an all-new Plug-in Hybrid+ powertrain launching on the MG ZS in 2027, plus plans to extend its SolidCore semi-solid-state battery to three new Plug-in Hybrid+ SUVs.
CarbonScape has partnered with CATL to scale up biographite, its forestry-derived battery-grade graphite, with CATL and Lochpine Capital taking a combined 20% stake in the company.
EVE Energy is building a $1.49 billion, 30 GWh Hungary battery plant for BMW's Neue Klasse iX3, backed by new EU Battery Regulation compliance milestones and an expanded European service network.
UK clean-technology company Altilium has raised approximately $1 million from more than 750 retail investors, accelerating expansion of its EV battery recycling operations and the ACT3 critical-materials refinery in Plymouth, Devon.
Electrify America has opened a 20-charger Hyper-Fast station in downtown Santa Barbara, paired with a 1.9 MW battery energy storage system — the company's largest public BESS deployment to date.
Stellantis and Factorial have integrated FEST solid-state battery cells into a Dodge Charger Daytona development vehicle and launched road testing, which the companies call the first automotive integration in North America.
AVILOO has named automotive veteran Brett Lippel CEO of its North American operations, tasking him with scaling the independent EV battery diagnostics firm across U.S. dealerships, fleets, and remarketing partners.
Waymo is repurposing retired batteries from its all-electric fleet into grid-scale energy storage through a partnership with B2U Storage Solutions, with first deployments planned for Texas and California.
A new Versinetic briefing argues the EV sector is advancing through steady gains in battery chemistry, durability, and second-life storage rather than waiting on a single dramatic breakthrough cell.
German manufacturer EAS Batteries has started commercial sales of its UHP-601300-LFP-22 cell, a 22 Ah LFP unit using Asahi Kasei's Acetolyte electrolyte to push continuous specific power to 2,550 W/kg.
Scania has begun the global sales rollout of a new under-cab battery module that enables some electric truck configurations to exceed 800 km of range, paired with the commercial availability of its Megawatt Charging System.
The Bosch–Mitsubishi joint venture has launched its first Battery-as-a-Service deployment, an electric truck hub in Chizhou, China, running Bosch's "Battery in the Cloud" software for fleet operators.