On December 18, Boston, Massachusetts-based Factorial Inc., a leader in solid-state battery technology, and Cartesian Growth Corporation III, a special purpose acquisition company, announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement (BCA).
The business combination values Factorial at ap

On December 12, Anthro Energy Inc., an advanced materials and battery developer, announced plans to locate a new manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky, investing over USD 42 million and creating 110 new jobs.
The new manufacturing facility will focus on advanced electrolyte production. Anthro Energy has dev

On December 16, Nexeon announced that its production facility in Gunsan, Korea, has reached production-ready status. This milestone establishes the Gunsan plant as the first volume production facility globally for silicon-carbon materials dedicated to enhancing lithium-ion battery performance.
The location provides N

On December 17, 2025, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D centre under the Department of Science and Technology, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for industrial performance validation of sodium-ion

On December 16, AESC started production at its new 15.8 GWh electric vehicle battery gigafactory in Sunderland, UK. The plant will supply lithium-ion batteries for UK-made electric vehicles, including the new Nissan Leaf.
Once fully operational, AESC’s UK workforce will grow to about 1,000 people. The company has inv

Several South Korean media sources reported that Enchem Co. Ltd. (Enchem), an electrolyte manufacturer, has increased operational rates at its plant in China in response to increased orders in the Chinese market from October 2025 onward. The company has electrolyte factories with annual production capacities of 140,0

On December 16, LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced in a regulatory filing that Ford Motor has terminated its long-term EV battery supply agreement, citing changes in the policy environment and weakening demand for EV.
Under contracts signed in October 2024, LG Energy Solution was to supply 34 GWh of batteries to Fo

On December 16, Rosatom announced that its Fuel Division has commissioned Russia's first energy storage gigafactory, built in the Nemansky District of the Kaliningrad region, into pilot operation. It has a total annual production capacity of four gigawatt-hours. This is the country's only industrial facility for the

On December 17, PowerCo SE officially started operations at its Salzgitter gigafactory, Germany, and produced the first Unified battery cells made entirely in Europe.
The new cells will now be supplied to VW Group brands for final road testing and are expected to be launched next year in the Electric Urban Car models

On December 16, multiple sources reported that Tesla has restarted battery pack production at its Grünheide Gigafactory in Germany, following major investments in new technology and plant engineering, making it Tesla’s most automated battery factory.
The Grünheide plant will be equipped to produce up to 8 GWh of batt

According to multiple press releases dated December 16, EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (EVE Energy) and Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton Motor) recently established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) named Beijing Foton EVE New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of CNY 500 million.
The new company’s business scop

On December 16, European Commission presented the Automotive Package that supports the sector’s efforts in the transition to clean mobility. 
It presents a review of the existing CO2 emission standards for cars and vans. From 2035 onwards, carmakers will need to comply with a 90% tailpipe emissions reduction target,

On December 15, Ford announced a new revised strategy for its EV and ICE efforts that will enable the company to face the changing marketplace and accelerate margin improvements across its Ford Model e, Ford Pro and Ford Blue divisions, as well as launch a new energy storage business. Ford said the moves will begin

On December 12, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA) released monthly drive battery data for November 2025.
In November, China’s total installed drive battery capacity was 93.5GWh, registering a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 39.2%. Specifically, the capacity of ternary batterie

On December 15, BMW officially opened its new Cell Recycling Competence Center (CRCC) in Salching, Lower Bavaria, Germany. The center was built and is operated with regional partners, led by BMW and its joint venture company Encory, Germany.
The CRCC uses direct recycling, where leftover materials from battery cell p

On December 11, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) held a ceremony for the inauguration and production line commissioning of the Saike Chongqing site, a.k.a. Saike Ruipu Chongqing Branch. The site will focus on supporting the CF510V project, an SGMW project on the development of finished battery electric, fuel, and range-extended

EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (EVE Energy) held the first Open Source Battery media day event in Jingmen, Hubei to introduce the battery brand vision, development strategy, and technology routes.
Proposed at the event were three-step development goals for the Open Source Battery on commercial vehicle transport capacity and li

On December 11, Ilika shipped its new 10Ah Goliath battery prototypes to customers across multiple industries, including automotive companies. These new prototypes offer five times more capacity than the 2Ah P1 prototypes delivered to customers in July 2024.
The 10Ah cells feature a proprietary oxide coating that off

On December 11, Verkor inaugurated its first gigafactory for low-carbon lithium-ion battery cells in Bourbourg (Dunkerque). With an initial capacity of 16 GWh/year, the gigafactory will meet the growing needs of low-carbon electric mobility. Its commissioning will create 1,200 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs, wit

On December 12, SEAT & CUPRA opened their new battery system assembly plant at the Martorell factory in Spain. The plant was built in over two years with an investment of EUR 300 million. It covers 64,000 square meters and can assemble one battery system every 45 seconds i.e., up to 1,200 per day or 300,000 per year.