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EV Battery Recycling Gains Momentum

Nathan Eddy

May 7, 2024

Before EVs can be widely mass produced, engineers must solve a variety of circular economy challenges.

Scaling Up EV Battery Manufacturing

Manufacturers need to avoid making four common mistakes.

Ashwin Zalte

February 15, 2023

Battery manufacturers tend to be conservative in their efforts to maximize production processes and still maintain sustainable assembly costs.

Gigafactories Help Battery Manufacturers Meet Growing EV Demand

Fast, flexible automation can maximize throughput.

John Miles

December 23, 2021

Over the next decade, tens of millions of batteries will be necessary to keep up with skyrocketing demand for electric vehicles. A new breed of supersized battery factories must deploy state-of-the-art automation while harnessing advanced supply chain strategies.

Engineers Rethink 48-volt Power Systems

Austin Weber

May 2, 2019

During the next decade, more automakers will be adopting 48-volt electrical systems to keep up with evolving driver-assist options, onboard entertainment features and other power-sapping applications. Growing demand for mild-hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs) is also behind the trend.

Battery Manufacturing Puts Charge Into Economy

The market for advanced batteries is expected to reach nearly $50 billion by 2020.

John Sprovieri

May 22, 2013

U.S. manufacturers are betting big on advanced batteries for electric vehicles. Will their investments pay off? Share your thoughts!

LG to Start Production at Michigan Battery Plant

April 22, 2013

HOLLAND, MI—LG Chem aims to start production at its automotive lithium-ion battery factory here in the second half of this year.

JCI Acquires A123

October 19, 2012

DETROIT—Johnson Controls has acquired bankrupt battery manufacturer A123 Systems for $125 million.

Researchers Invent Fluid to Cool Electric Vehicle Batteries

July 17, 2012

OBERHAUSEN, Germany—Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology in have developed a new fluid for cooling the costly batteries in electric vehicles.

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