Engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a dry battery manufacturing process.

MANTENO, IL—Gotion Inc. plans to build a $2 billion factory here that will mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

CAMBRIDGE, England—A new report from IDTechEx analyzes the three key technologies currently being used: mechanical, pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical recycling.

PRINCETON, NJ—The best U.S. cities for new electric vehicle factories are Charleston, SC; Chattanooga, TN; and Minden, NV, according to a recent study conducted by the Boyd Co.

AUSTIN, TX—John Goodenough, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Texas who pioneered lithium-ion battery technology, has passed away.

WOODRUFF, SC—BMW Group has begun building a state-of-the-art battery factory here.

Water is the source of life on Earth. It also may hold the key to increasing the storage capacity of electric vehicle batteries.

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI—Foxconn Technology Group plans to produce batteries at its factories here and in Lordstown, OH.

KUPPENHIEM, Germany—Mercedes-Benz is constructing a state-of-the-art factory here to recycle electric vehicle batteries.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) engineers have developed a new process to produce better, cheaper cathodes for use in lithium-ion batteries.