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Battery Tech
1,663 words 8 min read
The global battery industry is entering its most consequential phase yet. With electric vehicle fleets expanding, grid storage demand accelerating, and next-generation chemistries moving from prototype to production, 2026 marks a…
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Battery Tech
1,348 words 7 min read
The global battery industry is undergoing its most ambitious planning effort since the early days of lithium-ion commercialization. In a landmark policy move announced on October 1, 2026, the Chinese government unveiled comprehensive…
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Battery Tech
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ProLogium Technology said on Sept. 2 that its Gen 3.5 lithium ceramic battery is now in mass production at its giga-level facility in Taiwan. The company has shipped more than 2.4 million cells on this platform since 2013, but it's the…
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Battery Tech
1,470 words 7 min read
General Motors has led a $108 million funding round for Peak Energy, a sodium-ion battery startup building grid-scale energy storage systems in the United States. The investment, announced October 21, positions one of the world's largest…
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Battery Tech
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Sodium-ion battery systems were bid at about $153 per kilowatt-hour in a September 2026 tender in Renqiu, Hebei. The figure puts them within striking distance of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, which averaged roughly $140 to $150 per…
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Battery Tech
1,360 words 7 min read
Bordeaux, France – October 19, 2026 – Saft, the French battery subsidiary of energy giant TotalEnergies, has inaugurated its first solid-state battery production lines at its Bordeaux facility, marking a pivotal milestone in Europe’s push…
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Battery Tech
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YICHANG, China. Envision AESC officially brought its Yichang Superfactory online on July 15, 2026, with the first shipment of 790Ah large-format energy storage cells already en route to Germany. The commissioning ceremony was attended by…
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Battery Tech
1,616 words 8 min read
The global battery energy storage system market is undergoing a once-in-a-decade inflection point. New research from ResearchAndMarkets.com projects the Europe BESS market will expand from US$21.56 billion in 2025 to US$75.08 billion by…
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Battery Tech
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Stellantis and CATL said on 10 December 2024 that they will build a lithium iron phosphate battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain, through a joint venture that could reach €4.1 billion. The site will sit inside Stellantis’ existing Zaragoza…
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Battery Tech
1,404 words 7 min read
National governments are falling 45% short of the global energy storage commitment they made at COP29, even as battery deployment accelerates at record speed. That is the headline finding of a new analysis released on October 15 by energy…
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Battery Tech
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CATL said in March that it would start mass-producing semi-solid cells for electric vehicles by late 2026. That isn't a press-release headline; it's the first time a top-five cell maker has put a hard date on a chemistry shift. desk…
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Battery Tech
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On 1 January 2027, the European Union and the United Kingdom cross a threshold that few automotive executives anticipated when the trade deal was sealed. Under the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), lithium-ion battery packs and…