Battery Development

An analysis of current Tesla and BYD batteries conducted by several German research institutes provides insights into technical differences and their implications for the electric vehicle industry.

Chinese car manufacturer BYD intends to use solid-state batteries with sulfide-based electrolytes in electric vehicles from 2027 and serve the mass market from 2030.

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is providing up to 25 million euros for battery research to bridge the gap following the discontinuation of all funding.

German start-up company “alteva” has completed financing of 1.7 million euros for the development of ultra-lightweight batteries for electric aircraft and trucks.

Technical University of Munich (TUM) has launched the Battery Start-up Incubator supported by the German government with 3.3 million euros.

SVOLT has presented the third generation of its Short Blade Cells which allow the Fengxing Short Blade Battery to be charged from ten to 80 percent within 8.5 minutes.

Boston-based company Pure Lithium claims that its cells for lithium-metal batteries have achieved over 2,200 charge cycles with a charge-discharge cycle of one hour.

Sionic Energy has unveiled a new battery cell based entirely on a silicon anode. By completely eliminating graphite, the energy density is increased by up to 42 percent.

QuantumScape has announced the completion and commissioning of its new ‘Cobra’ heat treatment system for the production of ceramic separators of solid-state batteries.

Stellantis and US company Zeta Energy will jointly develop lithium-sulphur batteries with lower mass than current lithium-ion batteries.