A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research team has succeeded in substantially improving the cycling performance of a lithium metal battery by developing a mechanically very strong polymeric gel electrolyte and integrating it into the battery as a layer to protect the lithium metal anode. This achievement may greatly facilitate efforts to put lithium […]
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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic to delay commercial 4680 cell production
Longtime Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has announced a delay in the commercial production of its 4680 cells. Panasonic previously suggested that mass production of its 4680 cells could be achieved between April 2023 and March 2024. As per the company’s recent statements, Panasonic is now planning to start commercial production of the next-generation cells during […]
Study shows similarity between solid state and liquid state electrolytes used in batteries
New research at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is the first to show that a solid-state electrolyte has a high level of similarity to liquid electrolytes, which is good news for designing safer and more efficient solid-state batteries based on reliable mechanistic knowledge. “Our results reveal surprising similarities between […]
Tesla breaks ground on massive Texas lithium refinery
Tesla on Monday broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery that CEO Elon Musk said should produce enough of the battery metal to build about 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025, making it the largest North American processor of the material. The facility will push Tesla outside its core focus of building automobiles and […]
Scientists Make Massive Breakthrough On An Alternative To Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers have recently discovered a way to make an efficient battery out of zinc — an inexpensive, commonly found metal — instead of the rare metals used in lithium batteries. Most rechargeable batteries today are lithium-ion batteries, which include other metals like cobalt and nickel, Tech Xplore reports. As electric vehicles (EVs) and large-scale energy storage get more common, we’ll need […]
Cutifani eyes IPO for Vale’s base metals business
The incoming chair of Vale’s newly created base metals business said he wants to focus on margins and marketing, with the aim of preparing operations for a possible public listing. Mark Cutifani told the Financial Times that the new unit is well-placed to grow as demand for critical metals like copper, cobalt, and nickel rises […]
Brazilian iron ore state wants to lure lithium investors
The Brazilian state with some of the world’s biggest iron ore mines wants to attract investors to its lithium deposits in a bid to feed growing demand for the key material in electric-vehicle batteries. Minas Gerais will welcome “investors from all over the world” to Vale do Jequitinhonha, said Governor Romeu Zema in an interview, […]
Northvolt & Cuberg Unveil Batteries Designed For Electric Aircraft
In 2015, Cuberb was founded in San Leandro, California, by Richard Wang to commercialize its lithium metal cell technology. The Cuberg battery offers a significantly higher charge density than a conventional lithium-ion battery. According to ArsTechnica, many of the lithium-ion batteries currently available have power densities of approximately 270 Wh/kg. By contrast, a Cuberg pouch cell […]
Thailand in talks with CATL, others on potential battery plants, government official says
Thailand is in talks with China’s CATL (300750.SZ) and other battery makers to build production facilities in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy that has ambitions to become a regional EV production hub, a government official said. These discussions come as Thailand, a regional autos hub, pushes to become a key player in the global electric vehicle […]
Recycling valuable metals from spent lithium ion batteries using spinning reactors
In a world that is slowly distancing itself from carbon-based energy, there has been a meteoric rise in the use of lithium-ion batteries as a next-generation energy storage solution. However, this has resulted in another problem—an increase in the amount of lithium battery waste. Lithium-ion batteries degrade slowly over their lifetime, losing anywhere from 12% […]
