The electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s... Super-fast-charging Polestar EV could gain 100 miles in 5 minutes
The electric vehicle brand Polestar has announced that it plans to make the first EV with extremely fast-charging, semi-solid-state battery cells from the tech firm StoreDot. The announcement was made as part of a Polestar Day event held in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the companies demonstrated both the charging of StoreDot’s... 
Hyundai is developing a new generation of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for affordable EVs, The Korea Herald reported this week. The automaker is undertaking a two-year joint venture with battery makers based in its home country of South Korea that aims to see development work on LFP batteries completed in 2024, and for the batteries to... 
The Polestar 5 will use massive battery cells from supplier SK On that the automaker claims will maximize efficiency and range. Polestar announced SK On as the battery supplier for the 5, which is due in 2024 at a price of more than $100,000 Monday, also confirming that the new flagship EV will use high-nickel cells measuring about 22 inches long... 
Toyota on Tuesday announced an expansion of its planned North Carolina battery plant to accommodate additional volume for EVs and plug-in hybrids. A new investment of nearly $8 billion will add eight EV and plug-in hybrid battery production lines to the two previously announced, Toyota said in a press release. Toyota previously announced that the... 
Ford is delaying production at one of two EV battery plants located on a common site in Kentucky, the Louisville Courier Journal reports. Citing lower-than-expected demand for EVs, Ford will continue production of the two plants comprising the BlueOval SK Battery Park, a joint venture with battery supplier SK On in the state that's being financed... 
Factorial Energy recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility it claims is the largest thus far in the U.S. for solid-state batteries—although there's not yet a timeline for scaled-up production. Located in the Boston suburb of Methuen, Massachusetts, near Factorial's existing headquarters and R&D center, the $50... 
Toyota is partnering with Japanese oil company Idemitsu Kosan to move solid-state EV battery tech closer to production. The partnership will progress through three phases, the two companies said in a joint announcement Thursday. The first phase will focus on development of sulfide solid electrolytes (the solid electrolyte is where solid-state... 
The largest Rivian battery pack, dubbed the Max pack, is now entering production, but with less capacity than original discussed. When it announced the Max pack about two years ago, Rivian mentioned a gross capacity of 180 kwh. But this past week, Rivian confirmed to Car and Driver that it's largest pack has a gross capacity of just 149 kwh. Since... 
Toyota on Wednesday announced a "long-term" battery supply agreement with LG Energy Solution, which the automaker claims will secure batteries for U.S. EV production. Under the contract, LG will supply battery modules at an annual capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours starting in 2025, according to a Toyota press release. Comprised of... 
Swedish battery firm Northvolt on Thursday said it would build a $5.2 billion (USD) EV battery factory in Canada's Quebec province—its first outside of Europe. Known as Northvolt Six, the factory will be located just outside Montreal, according to a company press release. The first phase of construction is scheduled to start this year, with... 