Battery Development

A team at Chung-Ang University in Seoul, South Korea, has developed an interlayer material for lithium-sulfur batteries expected to significantly improve performance.

A new electrolyte technology from LG Energy Solution and university partners is set to significantly improve the performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries.

Toyota Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Mining have signed an agreement to jointly develop and subsequently mass-produce cathode materials for solid-state batteries.

Renault subsidiary Ampere has opened the Battery Cell Innovation Laboratory near Paris, with more than 120 pieces of equipment and a 600-square-meter drying room.

PEM of RWTH Aachen University is working on an industrially viable process for liquid coating of lithium metal anodes as part of the EXIST research transfer project “LIMA.”

With its new Cayenne E4 model, Porsche has introduced a revised battery architecture based on a module-to-car approach for reduced weight and other significant advantages.

Remarketing platform Ayvens Carmarket has introduced a certificate for traction batteriesʼ state of health (SoH) to increase transparency in the European market for used electric vehicles.

Stellantis and TotalEnergies subsidiary Saft have unveiled the worldʼs first vehicle featuring the innovative Intelligent Battery Integrated System (IBIS).

German testing and certification company DEKRA has officially commissioned its new multi-million-euro battery testing center at Lausitzring in Brandenburg.

Volkswagen and PowerCo presented their new prismatic standard cell at “IAA Mobility 2025” in Munich. At the same time, VW is testing the use of solid-state batteries.