EV Technology

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…

Summary Battery safety is crucial for electric vehicle reliability Successive Chevy Bolt battery recalls costing GM nearly $2 billion highlight the need for better inspection methods Industrial CT scanning provides high-resolution imaging of battery cells, modules, and components without disassembly Next-generation CT technology helps EV manufacturers detect defects quickly and…

Summary EV traction motors require sinusoidal 3-phase AC with frequency proportional to RPM Triple half-bridge VSI is commonly used for this purpose Higher PWM frequency leads to increased switching losses and RF noise Multilevel inverters can reduce harmonic content and common-mode currents Different MLI topologies have varying complexities and advantages,…

Summary Collaboration between Micromeritics Instrument and Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology Focus on education and training for scientists and engineers Aim to develop novel materials for clean technology applications Installation of Micromeritics 3Flex high-performance adsorption analyzer in Germany Instrument will be used to investigate sorbents for thermochemical heat storage systems…

Summary Vibrations can affect lithium-ion batteries at mechanical, thermal, and electrical levels Continuous mechanical stress from vibrations can cause electrode separation, internal component misalignment, and localized heating This can lead to battery aging, reduced operational efficiency, lithium plating, self-discharge, and capacity fade Lithium-ion batteries in maritime applications are particularly susceptible…

Summary Successful test results announced by Volt Carbon Technologies and Charge CCCV Enhanced energy density achieved through combination of technologies Potential of Volt’s electrolyte to optimize C4V’s BMLMP cathodes highlighted Volt’s dry separation technology used with C4V’s Green Anode process Advancement to pouch cell development for larger-format batteries planned Article…

Summary Vianode received a letter of interest from Euler Hermes for a $300 million loan guarantee for a synthetic graphite plant development The North American facility will have an initial capacity of 70,000 tons of synthetic graphite and start production in the second half of 2027 Vianode has a long-term…