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🔋 Novonix To Divest Battery Tech Solutions To Founder
Novonix will sell its Nova Scotia Battery Technology Solutions unit to founder Dr. Chris Burns, retaining a 15% equity stake as it shifts resources to build a vertically integrated synthetic graphite supply chain in North America. Read more
🔋 LG Energy Solution to Sell A$419M Stake in Liontown
LG Energy Solution plans a block trade of its entire 7.5% stake in Liontown, offering 239.5 million shares at A$1.75–A$1.79 to raise at least A$419 million; Citigroup is sole bookrunner with final pricing due Wednesday. Read more
🔋 Lyten Acquires Northvolt Sweden to Launch Industrial Hub
Lyten acquired Northvolt Ett, Ett Expansion and Northvolt Labs in Sweden, adding 16 GWh of capacity, Europe’s largest R&D center and 160 hectares of infrastructure to create a Lyten Industrial Hub powered by clean hydro energy. Read more
🔋 Germany and Canada Sign Automotive and Mobility Pact
Germany and Canada signed a declaration to boost cooperation in automotive and mobility, focusing on supply chain resilience, zero-emission vehicles and joint battery, hydrogen and industrial initiatives. Read more
🔋 European Luxury Car Margins Plunge as China Dealers Struggle
BMW and Mercedes-Benz dealers in China face official and unofficial discounts exceeding 10%, pushing more than half of luxury outlets into losses and prompting closures and network consolidation amid NEV competition. Read more
🔋 EVE Energy Launches Power Electronics Lab at Wuhan Institute
EVE Energy opened a Power Electronics Lab at Wuhan’s Energy Storage Institute to complete its end-to-end R&D framework, accelerating development for grid-forming power conversion and supporting industry partnerships. Read more
🔋 EVE Energy and ARCTECH to Deploy 12 GWh Energy Storage
EVE Energy and ARCTECH signed a two-year strategic framework to deploy 12 GWh of energy storage—10 GWh of large-scale batteries and 2 GWh of complete systems—leveraging PV integration and global PV channels. Read more
🔋 AI Demands and EV Adoption Drive US Energy Sector Shifts According to BloombergNEF Summit
At the BloombergNEF Summit, speakers identified four trends reshaping US energy: rising data-center power needs, falling renewable costs, a ‘messy middle’ in EV adoption, and growth of battery-powered autonomous robotaxi fleets. Read more
⭕ BATTERY TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
🔋 Donut Lab Partners with VTT to Validate Solid-State Battery
Donut Lab enlisted Finland’s VTT Technical Research Centre to independently test its solid-state battery’s mass-production credentials; full measurement reports and a video series on energy density, charge efficiency and safety debut Feb. 23. Read more
🔋 Donut Lab Solid-State Battery Hits 11C Charge during Validation
Independent VTT tests show Donut Lab’s serially producible solid-state battery achieved 80% charge in 9.5 minutes at 5C and in 4.5 minutes at 11C, fully charging in just over seven minutes without active cooling. Read more
🔋 Samsung SDI Columbia Unveil Safer Lithium-Metal Electrolyte
Samsung SDI and Columbia University developed a fluorine-based gel polymer electrolyte that forms a stable layer on the lithium anode, suppressing dendrite growth to boost cycle life and safety in high energy density lithium-metal batteries. Read more
🔋 Changan Advances Jinzhongzhao Solid-State Battery Validation
Changan’s Jinzhongzhao all-solid-state battery project will begin industrial robot and vehicle prototype installations ahead of Q3 validation; cells target 400 Wh/kg, 1,500 km range, a software-enhanced BMS for safety and eight variants by 2030. Read more
🔋 Changan to Trial Solid-State Golden Bell Batteries in 2026
Changan Automobile will start installing Golden Bell solid-state battery packs in EVs and robots by Q3 2026, targeting 400 Wh/kg, 1,500 km range and a 70% safety improvement via diagnostics ahead of mass production. Read more
🔋 Ampere Taps Basquevolt for Next-Gen Lithium Metal Batteries
Ampere, Renault Group’s EV and software arm, partnered with Basquevolt to develop lithium metal–based batteries using polymer electrolytes and advanced anodes to increase energy density and reduce costs. Read more
🔋 Japan OKs Patent for Pure Lithium’s All-in-One Battery Tech
Japan has allowed Pure Lithium’s patent on a vertically integrated lithium metal anode and battery production method that the company says cuts costs, increases anode capacity and reduces weight by co-locating processes. Read more
⭕ EV MARKET & OEM ACTIVITY
🔋 Tata Motors Rolls Out Low-Cost, Fast-Charging Punch EV
Tata Motors targets India’s budget EV segment with the Punch electric, priced from $10,650 with a 217-mile range, 26-minute fast charge capability and an optional battery-separation plan that lowers upfront cost to $7,100. Read more
🔋 BYD Surpasses Tesla in January European EV Registrations
BYD recorded 18,242 new EV registrations across the EU, EFTA and UK in January, a 165% year-on-year increase and a 1.9% market share, while Tesla’s registrations fell 17% to 8,075 units (0.8% share). Read more
🔋 BYD Deploys Megawatt Flash Charging Piles on Highways
BYD has deployed Megawatt Flash Charging Piles at highway service areas with up to 1,360 kW output, full liquid cooling and dual-gun operation, enabling the company to cite 400 km of range in five minutes and smoothing grid demand. Read more
🔋 BYD to Unveil 1.5MW Charger, Blade 2.0 & God’s Eye 5.0
BYD plans a March 5 reveal of a Flash Charging 2.0 station delivering up to 1,500 kW (2,000 kW dual-gun), a second-generation Blade Battery at 190–210 Wh/kg, the DM 6.0 hybrid system and the God’s Eye 5.0 ADAS. Read more
🔋 Volkswagen Adopts Xpeng’s VLA 2.0 Smart Driving AI
Volkswagen is the first customer for Xpeng’s second-gen VLA 2.0 driving solution, offering entry-level L4 autonomy without HD maps; Xpeng plans production deployment from March and targets 1 million overseas sales by 2030. Read more
🔋 Stellantis Eyes Leapmotor EV Tech for Fiat, Opel & Peugeot Models
Stellantis is reviewing the integration of Leapmotor’s EV architecture and software for Fiat, Opel and Peugeot to reduce R&D expenses and accelerate new model development while managing regulatory requirements. Read more
🔋 Nio and Bosch Forge EV Tech Partnership in Germany
Nio and Bosch agreed to collaborate on next-generation EV technologies including steer-by-wire chassis, battery management systems, powertrain integration and autonomous-driving perception during Chancellor Merz’s China visit. Read more
⭕ MINING & BATTERY MATERIALS
🔋 Summit Nanotech Unveils Chile DLE Plant for Fast Validation
Summit Nanotech started operations at its Santiago DLE demonstration plant to validate denaLi™ technology in simulated brine conditions, aiming to reduce technical risk and speed commercial lithium extraction projects. Read more
🔋 Altilium Files EcoMineral Patent, ReOre to Recover Copper
Altilium filed a patent for its EcoMineral™ hydrometallurgical process and launched ReOre Technologies to recover copper from mine tailings using a biodegradable, near-neutral pH lixiviant with up to 70% leaching efficiency. Read more
🔋 Zimbabwe Bans Raw Mineral and Lithium Concentrate Exports
Zimbabwe’s government suspended all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, including in-transit shipments, citing malpractices and urging miners to expand local processing capacity. Read more
⭕ BATTERY RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY
🔋 Project ProB@tman Aims to Transform Direct Battery Recycling
Fraunhofer’s FZEB launched Project ProB@tman to develop direct recycling methods for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries that recover cathode and anode materials with improved purity and yield while reducing energy use and CO2 emissions. Read more
🔋 CATL and BMW Sign MOU for Battery Passport and Decarbonization
CATL and BMW signed an MOU in Beijing to pilot battery passports and decarbonization efforts across the power battery supply chain, using the Catena-X ecosystem for data exchange, carbon accounting and China-EU compliance. Read more
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