These Were The 10 Biggest EV Battery Developments In 2025

From sodium-ion to the EV slowdown, the battery industry saw breakthroughs, setbacks and everything in between in 2025.
Electrek

Two EV battery players are joining forces to develop all-solid-state batteries

US-based Factorial Energy and South Korea’s POSCO FUTURE M are teaming up on all-solid-state batteries, the “holy grail” of ...

China’s EV battery giants wade into shipbuilding to bolster Beijing’s dominance

CATL and Gotion add momentum to China’s efforts to build new-energy vessels amid an accelerated decarbonisation drive.

Why does EV battery range plummet in cold weather? These tips can help.

EVs don't create much heat when they operate, which is usually a good thing — but it's a challenge when the temperature drops ...
Crain's Detroit Business

Ford battery venture’s $9.6B federal loan to shrink following breakup

The Trump administration will reduce an up to $9.6 billion US loan to Ford Motor Co. and South Korea’s SK Innovation Co.
Torque News

Leading Electric Vehicle Influencer Discovers the Hard Way His 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Needs a New Battery Pack After Just 8,500 Miles During Thanksgiving Day Roadtrip …

Perhaps the most trusted and most popular Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV influencer has posted up a video that puts to rest the myth that ...

Unclear when Florence EV battery plant pause will end, they're still committed to $1.6B and 1,600 jobs

Florence County’s AESC battery plant construction remains paused but the EV battery company is still committed to $1.6B ...

This £40k electric car can charge its battery in just 12 minutes

For comparison, the 2025 Tesla Model Y uses a 400-volt architecture and has a maximum charge rate of 250 kW (or 175 kW for ...

Ford takes sole ownership of EV battery plant in Kentucky amid split with South Korean company

Ford will now take sole ownership of the joint partnership’s two battery plants built in Glendale, Kentucky. The Hardin ...