The US Department of Energy has committed a $670.6 million loan to Aspen Aerogels for a new factory to produce materials that improve battery safety. A company making fire-suppressing battery ...

Engineering plastics provider Sabic recently reported test results that underscore the potential of thermoplastic-based thermal runaway barrier solutions to prevent fire spread in electric vehicle (EV ...

Battery cells produced at Toyota’s future North American EV factory will someday contain a little Redwood Materials DNA. The two companies announced Thursday that Redwood Materials will supply Toyota ...

Advances in AI and high-performance computing are changing the way scientists look for new battery materials. Advances in AI and high-performance computing are changing the way scientists look for new ...

The global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) is accelerating, but McKinsey’s latest report warns of significant strain on the supply chain for critical battery materials by 2030. EV sales are expected ...

Redwood Materials, the battery recycling startup founded by former Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, will be recycling production scrap for batteries going into General Motors electric vehicles. The ...

In February 2023, domestic secondary battery material company L&F publicly announced that it had signed a contract to supply ...

Battery materials producers across the globe are hitting the brakes on expansion plans. Umicore, LG Chem, and other firms say that subdued demand for electric vehicles and uncertainty about policies ...

Redwood Materials has raised more funding in a Series E round. The private company continues to attract attention as it looks to boost its energy storage business amid the AI data center boom. Notably ...

The car-carrying ship Morning Midas sank on June 24 following an apparent battery fire in one of the EVs it was transporting from China to Mexico. According to coverage in The Maritime Executive, the ...