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IEA: Global Electric Car Sales Topped 20 Million in 2025 as China Supplied 60% of the World's EVs
The IEA's Global EV Outlook 2026 finds one in four new cars sold worldwide was electric in 2025, with China dominating production and exports even as US sales softened after the EV tax credit expired.
Tesla Abandons India Factory Plans After Nine Years of Failed Negotiations
India's Minister of Heavy Industries confirmed on May 19 that Tesla will not build a manufacturing facility in India, closing a decade-long saga defined by tariff standoffs and weak sales.
US Battery Storage Posts Its Strongest Q1 on Record as AI Demand and Gas Volatility Drive a 32 Percent Surge
The US installed 9.7 GWh of new battery storage in Q1 2026—a 32% year-over-year jump and the highest first quarter ever recorded—as data center expansion and global gas disruptions outweigh federal permitting headwinds.
Oxford Researchers Cut Lithium-Ion Battery Resistance by 40 Percent With a New Binder Visualization Technique
A patent-pending staining method developed at Oxford enables nanoscale imaging of battery binders, reducing internal ionic resistance by up to 40 percent and pointing toward faster-charging, longer-lasting EV batteries.
Ford launches Ford Energy with a DC block BESS targeting 20 GWh of US battery storage a year
Ford on May 11 announced Ford Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary backed by roughly $2 billion that will build a 20-foot containerized BESS at a repurposed Kentucky plant, with first customer deliveries in late 2027.
Volkswagen Opens ID. Polo Pre-Orders at 33,795 Euros, Promises a 25,000 Euro Base Trim Later in 2026
Volkswagen launched its ID. Polo entry-level EV on April 29 with pre-orders for the 155 kW Life trim starting at 33,795 euros, while a 25,000 euro base version is set to follow later this year.
CATL and HyperStrong Sign Record 60 GWh Sodium-Ion Deal, the Largest Commercial Test Yet of Lithium's Cheaper Alternative
The three-year agreement, equal to half of CATL's 2025 storage shipments, signals that sodium-ion has cleared its mass-production hurdles and is moving from pilot projects to grid-scale deployment.
Nissan Validates 23-Cell Prototype Pack as China's Greater Bay Technology Ships First All-Solid-State A-Samples
Nissan's 23-layer solid-state prototype meets vehicle performance targets; GAC-backed Greater Bay Technology rolls out first A-samples aiming for GWh production in 2026.
Rivian Starts R2 Production Days After Tornado Rips Through Factory, Stakes Company's Future on Affordable EV
Rivian began building its mass-market R2 SUV on April 22 despite an EF-1 tornado tearing through the Normal, Illinois factory five days earlier.
CATL Unveils Third-Generation Shenxing LFP Battery That Charges to 98 Percent in 6 Minutes 27 Seconds, Leapfrogging BYD's Blade 2.0
At its April 21 Super Technology Day in Beijing, CATL introduced a new ultra-fast charging LFP cell that outpaces BYD's recently unveiled Blade Battery 2.0 and reshapes the fast-charging race.
China's Battery Makers Are Building 900 GWh of Storage Capacity as Export Rebates Fade
Chinese battery makers are racing to add stationary-storage capacity while Beijing phases out export rebates, a shift that could tighten margins abroad and deepen domestic grid-storage demand.
University of Houston Team Proves Lithium Dendrites Are Brittle, Not Soft, Forcing a Rethink of Solid-State Battery Design
A study published in Science shows lithium dendrites snap like glass rather than bending, challenging decades of assumptions that solid electrolytes alone could block them.