Mobility

Stellantis, Factorial begin first solid-state battery road test in North America

Stellantis and solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy have begun the first on-road test of a solid-state electric vehicle battery in North America. The companies are using a Dodge Charger Daytona development vehicle equipped with Factorial\'s FEST cells. They said the test is the first to integrate a solid-state battery into a North American EV platform for validation in real road conditions. Factorial recently listed on Nasdaq under the symbol FAC.

Industry

Electrode restoration tech emerges that recovers up to 95 percent of used lithium-ion battery capacity

A technology has been developed to restore the performance of electrodes from used lithium-ion batteries without dismantling or melting them. Researchers expect the method can recover up to 95 percent of battery capacity and more than halve manufacturing costs for refurbished batteries. The approach regenerates electrodes directly on their metal current collectors by removing the SEI layer using a DMI solvent and applying a recovery process. It was tested mainly on EV batteries with 70 to 80 percent state of health.