On June 13, San Jose, California-based Sakuu, a leading provider of commercial-scale equipment and technologies to the battery manufacturing industry, announced it has been recognized as a winner in Fast Company’s 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards for its Kavian dry electrode printing process. 
The Sakuu Kavian Platfo

On June 12, Farasis Energy Europe GmbH and Cling Systems AB announced a partnership to accelerate sales of second-life and unused EV batteries for deployment in stationary energy storage systems. Through this partnership, Cling will market and sell Farasis’ second-life and unused cells and modules on its market platf

On June 10, the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC) opened an 800 square meter specialist clean and dry zone for customers working in battery manufacturing, R&D, and industrialization projects. It has five independent rooms. The five controlled environment areas are ISO 7 clean rooms that use an air filtratio

On June 12, Daimler Buses unveiled the latest Mercedes-Benz eCitaro with NMC4 batteries at the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg (June 15–18). The fourth-generation lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt battery offers longer driving ranges and a longer lifespan compared to the current NMC3 batteries. The new NMC4 batteries will

On June 11, the China Automotive Power Battery Industry Innovation Alliance (CAPBIIA) released monthly drive battery data for May 2025.
In May, China’s total installed drive battery capacity was 57.1GWh, registering a year-over-year (y/y) increase of 43.1%. Specifically, capacity of ternary batteries for vehicle equi

On June 12, Stellantis’ Free2move collaborated with Ample to bring battery-swapping technology to Madrid’s car-sharing market. The partnership aims to make EV use easier and promote sustainable city travel.
Free2move will launch a fleet of Fiat 500e cars fitted with Ample’s swappable battery packs. These batteries ca

On June 11, multiple sources reported that Tinci Materials Technology has signed an agreement with Morocco’s government to build a battery materials plant. It will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons of electrolytes and other key lithium battery raw materials. The plant will be in the Jorf Lasfar indus

On June 12, Ford started the mass assembly of vehicle drive battery packs in three different sizes for exclusive use in Ford’s new generation of electric vehicles, the Ford Explorer and Ford Capri, with both vehicles built at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center.
The new facility has 180 newly installed robots weld, w

On June 11, MAN Truck & Bus announced that it will showcase the updated Lion's City 10 E, featuring a new battery from MAN’s plant in Nuremberg at the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg. The MAN BatteryPack uses the latest lithium-ion NMC technology and is on display from June 16–18, 2025.
The 10.5-meter electric bus has tw

On June 10, Eastman Auto & Power Ltd announced a partnership with Vande Bharat E-Vehicles for a comprehensive battery supply agreement. It will supply high-quality lithium-ion batteries to power Vande Bharat's electric three-wheelers across India.
Based on Eastman Auto & Power Ltd social media updates 

On June 10, EcoPro BM said it will suspend construction on its CAD 1.2 billion battery materials plant in Bécancour, Quebec, in “early June,” as U.S. tariffs and slowed EV uptake stall investment in electrification projects across North America.
South Korea-based EcoPro described the construction halt as temporary, b

On June 6, Basquevolt announced that its board of directors has approved to focus its activity on the development and supply of electrolytes for solid-state batteries. It will work closely with automotive OEMs and cell producers to offer this technology to multiple sectors. It plans to start industrializing and selli

On June 6, ElevenEs Ltd. announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wanhua Chemical Battery Technology Co., Ltd. to localize the supply chain of battery cathode materials in Europe. This collaboration aims to establish a comprehensive supply and technical partnership covering products such

OPmobility SE (formerly Plastic Omnium) has partnered with Danish startup AIRY Automotive to develop a new generation of lightweight battery casing using continuous composite material 3D printing technology. Their collaboration was honored with the Plug and Play Global Innovation Award 2025 in the “Manufacturing” cat

Several South Korean media sources reported that Enchem Co. Ltd., a South Korean electrolytic solution manufacturer, is proceeding with the acquisition of 100% of the shares in a Chinese battery material manufacturer. This Chinese manufacturer’s largest shareholder is Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), a Chinese

Battery cell manufacturer AESC has paused construction work on its USD 1.6 billion manufacturing plant in Florence County, South Carolina, which is intended to supply BMW with cylindrical cells and create around 1,600 jobs. 
The reason cited for the temporary halt to construction is uncertainty regarding U.S. economi

LG Energy Solution will manufacture energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the plant it fully acquired from GM in Lansing, Michigan, according to sources in South Korea. The plant was the third factory of Ultium Cells, LG Energy Solution’s joint venture with GM, following the other two in Warren, Ohio and Spring Hi