Daimler to invest 500 million Euros in new battery factory in Germany rs sat Battery Electric Car 01 March 2016 Daimler will invest 500 million Euros in a new battery factory in Germany. The new battery factory will produce lithium-ion battery packs fo... Read more
Samsung SDI to invest $1 Billion in EV Battery Gigafactory rs sat Battery News 04 November 2015 In order to acquire the dominance and leadership in Chinese EV market, Samsung SDI became the first global battery manufacturer to construct... Read more
Dyson acquires Sakti3 for $90M plans $1 Billion battery factory rs sat Battery News 20 October 2015 Dyson, the U.K. company famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners, has acquired Michigan-based solid-state battery startup Sakti3 for $90 milli... Read more
Bosch working on 50 kWh battery packs weighing only 190 kg rs sat Battery News 13 October 2015 Bosch is researching batteries that will make it possible to drive longer distances without recharging, and will also cost less than current... Read more
Mercedes open to battery alliance with BMW and Audi rs sat Audi 04 October 2015 Daimler is open to the idea of creating an alliance between Germany's premium carmakers to manufacture next-generation batteries. "... Read more
Chevrolet Bolt battery cells to cost "industry-leading" $145 per kWh rs sat Battery News 03 October 2015 General Motors told Wall Street on Thursday that when it introduces the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt small electric car next year, it expects the cos... Read more
Samsung SDI highlights Low Pack Batteries at Frankfurt auto show rs sat Battery News 16 September 2015 Following the trend confirmed by VW Group for flat battery packs (re: Tesla) with the Porsche Mission-E, Audi e-tron SUV & Volkswagen ... Read more
Translucent Li-ion Battery Charges Itself by Using Sunlight rs sat Battery News 05 September 2015 A Japanese research group prototyped a translucent lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable battery that can charge itself by using sunlight. With ... Read more
Bosch buys solid state battery start-up Seeo rs sat Battery News 27 August 2015 German industrial conglomerate Bosch is acquiring Silicon Valley battery firm Seeo, including all of its intellectual property and research ... Read more
Going solid-state could make batteries safer and longer-lasting rs sat Battery News 17 August 2015 New research paves the way for rechargeable batteries with almost indefinite lifetimes, researchers say. If you pry open one of today’s ubiq... Read more
LG & Samsung to develop 500km+ battery for Audi Q6 e-tron rs sat Audi 13 August 2015 German carmaker Audi said it will develop batteries for electrically powered Q6 e-tron sport utility vehicles (SUVs) that can run more than... Read more
UK To Test Dynamic Wireless Charging For Electric Cars rs sat Battery News 12 August 2015 Electric cars promise a greener future. But current battery technology limits how far you can go on a single charge. One possible workaround... Read more
3M and LG Chem Sign NCM Patent Deal for 500 km Battery rs sat Battery News 04 August 2015 3M and LG Chem have entered into a patent license agreement to further expand the use of nickel, cobalt, manganese (NCM) in lithium ion batt... Read more
SK Innovation doubles automotive battery production capacity rs sat Battery News 30 July 2015 SK Innovation, the energy holding unit of SK Group, is accelerating its drive to expand its electric automobile battery business by kicking ... Read more
Bosch & GS Yuasa on-target to double battery energy density & half costs by 2020 rs sat Battery News 14 July 2015 German supplier Robert Bosch and Japanese battery partner GS Yuasa Corp. are "on a good path" toward their goal of developing a li... Read more
VW 'close to battery breakthrough' next-gen e-Golf to get 300km range rs sat Battery Electric Car 30 June 2015 Volkswagen is closing in on a new battery technology that will bring “a quantum leap for the electric car”, according to the firm’s boss Mar... Read more
Samsung doubles lithium ion battery capacity rs sat Battery News 26 June 2015 Samsung researchers have developed materials that double the power capacity of lithium-ion batteries. Samsung Advanced Institute of Technolo... Read more
BMW Wants to Put an EV Charging Station In Every Street Light rs sat Battery News 17 June 2015 BMW's MINI Plant in Oxford UK is showcasing a high-efficiency street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric veh... Read more
LG signs battery deals with two Chinese Bus Manufacturers rs sat Battery News 01 June 2015 LG Chem has agreed with Chinese automakers Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus and Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle to supply lithium ion-based batteries f... Read more
LG Chem to offer 80 to 120 kWh battery packs rs sat Battery News 28 May 2015 South Korean chemical engineering company LG Chem have announced its intention to be a supplier of larger batteries to car manufacturers wh... Read more