Overall EV battery performance–it’s about the software
According to Anil Paryani, CEO of AMP, the systems that control the battery are just as important as the type of battery.
Strategies, trends for Li-ion battery thermal management
Keeping batteries cool during fast charging helps increase the longevity of the cells and is also a major safety feature.
ATC Drivetrain launches remanufacturing solution for EVs
ATC says it will be able to remanufacture batteries/electric drive units for plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles.
Remanufacturing and the EV-battery challenge
According to a recent report, there are fewer than a dozen facilities for recycling EV batteries today.
GM will boost EV, AV investments to $35B through 2025
The announcement builds on GM’s initial commitment announced in March 2020 to invest $20 billion from 2020 through 2025.
GM to source U.S.-based lithium for next-gen EV batteries
Lithium is a metal crucial to GM’s plans to make more affordable, higher mileage electric vehicles, the company says.
Volvo Cars wants 600+ miles of range in next generation of fully-electric cars
Volvo Cars says it plans to improve the range further and integrate the battery pack into the floor of the car by the middle of the 2020s.
Volvo, Northvolt partner on battery development, production
The planned joint venture will establish a new gigafactory in Europe with a potential capacity of up to 50 GWh per year.
Gogoro, Foxconn partner to expand battery swapping system, Smartscooters
Foxconn and Gogoro will begin collaborating on multiple projects including smart batteries, vehicle engineering and manufacturing.
Report: Solid-state battery market will grow to $8B by 2031
The solid-state battery market is expected to grow to $8 billion by 2031, according to IDTechEx’s new report “Solid-State and Polymer Batteries 2021-2031: Technology, Forecasts, Players.”
Porsche creates Cellforce to build high-performance battery cells
The Cellforce Group will be instrumental in driving forward the research, development, production and sale of high-performance battery cells, the company says.
Nuvve, Romeo Power collaborate on vehicle-to-grid integration for battery-electric commercial vehicles
This integration of Nuvve’s communication agent with Romeo Power’s BMS should enable Romeo Power battery systems to become V2G compatible.
