Category: Batteries

Greenland might help give EVs an edge over gasoline

Lithium SaltsGreenland could emerge as a major source of raw materials for electric-vehicle batteries—if industrial interests have their way. Arctic conditions and an ice layer over much of the land mass in this autonomous territory of Denmark have made mining difficult in the past. But as glaciers recede due to climate change mineral deposits that could...

Mazda plans to build an EV battery factory in Japan

2025 Mazda Mazda3Mazda on Monday announced a new Japanese battery plant that will assemble cylindrical cells into modules and battery packs for use in a planned electric vehicle based on a dedicated platform. Located in Iwakuni City, in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, the plant targets 10 GWh of annual production, Mazda said. Cells will be supplied by Panasonic...

GM proposes making prismatic EV batteries differently

GM electric pickup silhouette  -  from 2020 Ultium platform previewGeneral Motors is investigating a new way of configuring prismatic battery cells to improve cooling characteristics. A patent filing from the automaker published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated Dec. 26, 2024 but originally filed by GM Jun. 23, 2023, details stacking of layers in an inverted "U" shape, as opposed to...