Batteries

Ford Energy and EDF power solutions North America signed a five-year framework agreement for up to 20 GWh of DC Block battery energy storage systems, with deliveries beginning in 2028.

Ford Energy debuts as a wholly owned Ford subsidiary building U.S.-assembled battery storage systems for utilities and data centers, targeting 20 GWh of annual capacity with first deliveries in late 2027.

Proterra will add a U.S. cell option to its Onyx heavy-duty battery platform in Q1 2027, an onshoring move the company says will lift American content by more than 600%.

Mangrove Lithium has opened North America's first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery in Delta, B.C., a 1,000-tonne-per-year plant supplying battery-grade material for roughly 25,000 EVs annually.

Altilium secured £18.5 million in UK government funding to build its first commercial EV battery recycling facility in Plymouth while partnering with JLR and WMG on recycled battery cell validation.

Generational launches cell-level voltage testing for EV batteries, allowing retailers to detect cell imbalances and protect vehicle resale values.

Altilium has filed its 10th UK patent for a proprietary process that produces battery-grade nickel MHP from recycled EV batteries and manufacturing scrap.

U Power Limited advances battery-swapping operations in Asia, completing initial heavy-truck production for Thailand and targeting Q2 2026 for Hong Kong taxi deployment.

EnerVenue appointed Henning Rath as CEO and closed a $300 million Series B extension to scale lithium-free energy storage manufacturing in China, targeting 1 GWh capacity.

tozero launched an industrial demo plant in Bavaria that recycles end-of-life batteries into lithium, graphite, and nickel-cobalt mix, targeting Europe's critical raw materials gap.

Octillion Power Systems reaches 100,000 EV battery systems manufactured in India, expanding to 8 GWh capacity across three facilities.