QuantumScape & PowerCo Power Up a Ducati with Solid-State Tech
At IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, QuantumScape and PowerCo showed off a major step forward in EV battery tech: a Ducati motorcycle fitted
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Batteries
Battery technologies for battery-electric powertrains for electric vehicles.
Volkswagen Speeds Up EV & Energy Innovation Across Europe
Volkswagen together with its subsidiaries PowerCo and Elli have revealed several major advances in battery cell tech, vehicle integration, and large-scale energy storage
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Mercedes-Benz EQS Breaks New Ground: 749 Miles on One Charge with Solid-State Battery
Mercedes-Benz has achieved a major milestone in EV range and battery tech: in a real-world test, a modified EQS with a prototype solid-state
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Porsche-Owned V4Smart Announces New-Gen High Energy Batteries
V4Smart GmbH & Co. KG, formerly V4Drive Battery GmbH and now majority-owned by Porsche AG, has unveiled its Generation 2 High Energy &
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Ultium Cells (GM/LG Collab) Adds Tennessee Upgrade
Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, is upgrading its Spring Hill battery‑cell facility to begin manufacturing
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Next‑Gen Lithium‑Air Battery, Potential 4x Energy Density
A team at Argonne National Lab and Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has engineered a solid-state lithium-air (Li–O₂) battery that operates at room
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GM, LG Energy To Commercialize Lithium-Manganese-Rich Batteries
General Motors (GM) and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to commercialize lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells for GM’s future electric trucks
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Mercedes-Benz Trucks Expands BEV Truck Lineup
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is expanding its battery-electric truck lineup by introducing new rigid variants based on the eActros 600 platform. These additions aim to
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SK On Unveils Significant Enhancements to Solid-State Battery Tech
SK On has unveiled significant advancements in solid-state battery (ASSB) technology through collaborative research with leading Korean universities, aiming to enhance battery safety,
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CATL Unveils 3 EV Battery Products
On April 23, 2025, CATL unveiled three new electric vehicle (EV) battery products: dual-power batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and second-generation superfast charging batteries. The
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