When I wrote about the new fast-charging Short Blade batteries SVOLT revealed, the conclusion was that several battery makers were devoted not only to finding new technologies or chemistries. Most of ...

CATL is the world's largest battery maker. Its founder and chief, Robin Zang, blasted Tesla CEO Elon Musk for his bet on the 4680-type cylindrical cell. CATL supplies cells to Tesla's Shanghai ...

World’s first battery to use an electrolyte material discovered by SES AI’s Molecular Universe efforts, a collaboration with NVIDIA on GPU-accelerated computation chemistry SES unveiled the world’s ...

CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., a prominent manufacturer of lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries in China, reported significant growth in its market share of large cylindrical batteries for 2024, driven ...

Forge Battery is now shipping its prototype 21700 cylindrical Li-ion battery cells with a confirmed specific energy of 300 Wh/kg. Forge Battery, a commercial lithium-ion battery production subsidiary ...

Rivian joins BMW in planning a move to approximately fist-sized 4695 cylindrical lithium-ion cells from the shotgun shell-sized 2170 cells, with a deal to source the new batteries from LG Energy ...

A China-based firm has launched a novel energy storage device that tackles the 18650-battery power challenge. Introduced by Ampace, the latest JP30 cylindrical lithium battery is claimed to be capable ...

Media reported that Tesla was considering ceasing production of 46800 cells due to multiple difficulties. If the company does so, more orders will be placed for South Korea-based LG Energy Solution, ...