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VW introduces over the air updates for ID series, opens $112 million battery lab

VW introduces over the air updates for ID series, opens $112 million battery lab

German carmaker Volkswagen is stepping up its EV efforts by introducing over-the-air software updates and opening a battery cell lab.
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.
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.
EV battery material firm Novonix strengthen ties with Dalhousie University

EV battery material firm Novonix strengthen ties with Dalhousie University

Electric vehicle battery material firm Novonix inks five-year deal with battery researchers at Dalhousie University.
New salt-based battery could revolutionise electric cars

New salt-based battery could revolutionise electric cars

Researchers design new type of rechargeable battery using salt as key ingredient which they say could extend range, be fully recyclable, and be cheaper to make.
Warmed-up electric car batteries could be cheaper, safer and last two million miles

Warmed-up electric car batteries could be cheaper, safer and last two million miles

Researchers say warmed-up LFP batteries – the same chemistry used in the China-made Tesla Model 3 – could be safer, cheaper and last for 3.6 million km of driving.
“Major breakthrough”: QuantumScape hails test results of solid state batteries

“Major breakthrough”: QuantumScape hails test results of solid state batteries

New solid state battery cells developed by VW-backed QuantumScape ticks three major boxes that could, if commercialised, blow away capabilities of today’s EV batteries.