Chinese automaker Changan and battery manufacturer CATL are planning to expand their joint battery production capacity from 50 GWh to 75 GWh, adding another 25 GWh through a new manufacturing…
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Execution at scale, not breakthrough chemistry, is defining the lithium-ion battery industry in 2026. From raw material volatility to China’s policy shift and from Europe’s ramp-up challenge to India’s industrial…
KP Group has unveiled its new KP 3.0 growth strategy, setting ambitious targets for FY32 that include 10 GW of independent power producer (IPP) capacity, 10 GW of third-party engineering,…
BMW Group has officially inaugurated its new Plant Irlbach-Straßkirchen in Bavaria, Germany, and commenced series production of sixth-generation (Gen6) high-voltage batteries. The facility has started supplying batteries to BMW Group’s…
For generations, Eveready has been synonymous with the simple promise of keeping everyday life powered. But the battery industry is changing—and so is the meaning of that promise. As consumers…
EnerVenue has started production on what it describes as the world’s first high-volume manufacturing line for Aqueous Metal Cells (AMC). Groundbreaking for the Wujin facility took place in April, with…
Rajan Jha has been promoted to Country Head – India & Southeast Asia at Guangdong Songke Leading Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd (Sunka Lead), taking on expanded responsibilities for the company’s…
Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL), a material subsidiary of Exide Industries Limited, has completed the commissioning of Phase-I of its lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility at Devanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The company…
Rechargion has announced the first commercial deployment of its 1 kWh locally manufactured sodium-ion battery, marking a development in the company’s efforts to bring sodium-ion technology into commercial applications in…
CATL has started trial production at its newly built cell manufacturing facility in Debrecen, Hungary, beginning September 22, 2026, after completing the necessary preconditions for the trial run. The initial…