Batteries

Magnis boosts New York annual battery plant capacity to 1.8GWh

Magnis boosts New York annual battery plant capacity to 1.8GWh

Magnis Energy Technologies boosts the annual production capacity of its Imperium3 New York lithium-ion battery plant to 1.8GWh.
BMW, Ford expand solid state battery stakes with Solid Power

BMW, Ford expand solid state battery stakes with Solid Power

BMW and Ford lead funding round in solid-state battery developer Solid Power and will expand joint development agreements with the company.
How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price

How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price

Mainstream take up of electric vehicles will depend on improvements to lithium-ion batteries and efforts to increase energy density and reduce manufacturing costs.
NSW-based Janus Electric prepares road test for exchangeable battery for big rigs

NSW-based Janus Electric prepares road test for exchangeable battery for big rigs

NSW-based Janus Electric says its exchangeable battery system for heavy vehicles will cut energy costs by 50% and will encourage trucking industry to go electric.
BMW secures $A105 million to boost energy density of EV batteries

BMW secures $A105 million to boost energy density of EV batteries

BMW gets $A105 million in funding for planned battery projects, including to improve energy density of EV batteries.
Former Blyth coal generator chosen as home for UK’s first gigafactory

Former Blyth coal generator chosen as home for UK’s first gigafactory

UK’s first battery gigafactory for electric vehicles to be built on the site of a demolished coal fired power station.
Battery EVs to make up 50 per cent of global new car market by 2033

Battery EVs to make up 50 per cent of global new car market by 2033

Report says electric vehicles will make up 50 per cent of car sales worldwide by 2033, and battery society will account for most emissions abated.
Li-ion battery cost improvements grossly underestimated, MIT report says

Li-ion battery cost improvements grossly underestimated, MIT report says

MIT report finds rate of improvement for lithium-ion cell price grossly underestimated, because most analyses only measure one battery performance characteristic.