EV Technology

Summary C-BATT developed the Obsidia high-capacity battery anode material in a joint venture with X-BATT and CONSOL Innovations Obsidia is made of silicon-carbon and has more lithium per gram than graphite The material is designed to increase battery energy density and cycle life Obsidia is cost-competitive for commercial and consumer…

Summary Eleven companies collaborating on battery cell production project Demonstrating model production process to optimize robot-assisted production of EV battery cells Use of different technologies to scale production processes and increase resource efficiency Knowledge gained can be transferred to other precision production processes Focus on open interfaces and networking to…

Summary SK On and Nissan have announced a battery supply agreement to support Nissan’s EV production in North America SK On will supply nearly 100 GWh of high-nickel batteries to Nissan from 2028 to 2033 for next-gen EVs The production will create 1,700 US jobs at SK On and involve…

Summary Avery Dennison Performance Tapes introduced new EV Battery Venting Materials Portfolio Solutions include anisotropic filmic tapes with fire-barrier coatings and PSA Venting strategies implemented at cell, module, and pack levels for EV battery manufacturers Tapes provide quick burn-through for venting and extended flame resistance Designed to make EV battery…

Summary Northern Graphite is supplying samples of battery anode material products to battery manufacturers The materials are produced using graphite from the company’s Lac des Iles mine in Quebec Northern’s Battery Materials division was formed a year ago through the acquisition of Heraeus’ battery assets and R&D team The acquisition…

Summary LG Chem plans to start mass production of precursor-free battery cathode materials in South Korea LG Chem produces LG Precursor Free (LPF) materials directly from custom-designed metals The company aims to expand LPF technology applications across new products LG Chem is introducing next-generation materials including safety solutions like Nexul,…

Summary Lithium Americas receives $250 million investment from Orion Resource Partners for Thacker Pass lithium project Target completion for Thacker Pass Phase 1 is late 2027 Orion enters production payment agreement and evaluates possibility of up to $500 million financing for Phase 2 Investment expected to satisfy requirements for US…

Summary Altilium to supply Talga with up to 16,000 tonnes of recycled graphite over three years starting in 2026 Talga developing recycled graphite anodes due to increased demand and restrictions on graphite exports from China Altilium’s EcoAnode process can recover 99% of graphite from end-of-life EV batteries Altilium’s planned battery…

Summary Cumulative utility-scale battery storage capacity in the US exceeded 26 GW in 2024 Generators added 10.4 GW of new battery storage capacity in 2024, the second-largest addition after solar Battery storage capacity was only 2% of the total utility-scale electricity generating capacity in the US in 2024 In 2025,…

Summary Idemitsu Kosan is planning to build a production facility for lithium sulfide for all-solid-state battery materials The company aims to expand its production capacity to 3 GWh of storage batteries annually They have partnered with Umicore to co-develop catholyte materials for solid-state batteries Construction of the facility is expected…