Batteries

For organizations that depend on large vehicle fleets, electrification offers the potential to reduce fuel and maintenance costs while also cutting emissions. Beyond consumer electric vehicles (EVs), it requires designing charging systems capable of supporting high duty cycles, integrating with facility power infrastructure, and maintaining reliability under demanding operating conditions. And this transition is already…

The new Enovix AI-1 smartphone battery platform is based on a 100% silicon-anode architecture, with the first 7,350 milliampere-hour (mAh) AI-1 cells already sampled to an original equipment manufacturer for qualification in upcoming devices. The platform incorporates more than 190 patents and is designed for mobile systems that require higher energy and power to support…

Reconfigurable battery packs dynamically adjust internal connections, voltage, current distribution, and power output.  Unlike conventional fixed packs, they isolate faulty cells, balance power loads, and respond to dynamic energy demands. These capabilities are increasingly important for electric vehicles (EVs), as well as renewable energy storage and smart grid infrastructure. This article explores the key functions…

NEO Battery Materials, a developer of low-cost silicon battery materials designed to enable rapid-charging lithium-ion batteries, announced the initiation of a new development program focused on high-performance batteries for drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The program will utilize NEO’s proprietary silicon anode materials, NBMSiDE P-200 and P-300N, to address key limitations in current drone…

Lithium plating is the deposition of metallic lithium on the surface of the anode in a lithium-ion battery. The process is considered one of the most severe aging mechanisms in these types of batteries, and it can shorten the battery’s life and rapidly reduce its capacity. This article will discuss how anode design, anode materials,…

U Power Limited, a provider of AI-powered solutions for energy grids and electric vehicle (EV) transportation systems, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding and Business Cooperation Agreement with IoTeX, a blockchain platform focused on transforming machine-generated data into collective intelligence for AI. The agreement builds on U Power’s proprietary UOTTATM battery-swapping technology for…

Most of the automotive industry still relies on standard metrics such as cycle life and energy density to evaluate electric vehicle (EV) battery performance. While useful for benchmarking in controlled settings, these metrics often fail to reflect the complexity and variability of real-world operation. This article explores the limitations of conventional EV battery metrics, from…

This article examines the primary functions of reconfigurable EV battery packs, concentrating on technologies such as active switching, selective balancing, and dynamic load management.

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are becoming a preferred power source for off-highway and ground support equipment as industries push toward cleaner, more efficient operations. The first part of this series examined the broader shift away from internal combustion, along with the growing need for durable charging infrastructure in outdoor environments. In this part, we focus on…

As the material handling and ground support equipment sectors embrace lithium-ion batteries and outdoor charging infrastructure, they need battery connectors designed with innovative sealing and thermal management solutions in mind. This is the first part of a two-part article exploring the shift to Li-ion technology and its implications for connector design. The next part will…