The facility is expected to produce its first battery between April and June. As a result of soft EV demand and an axed federal tax credit, GM suffered a $7.9 billion write-off in 2025, according to its Form 10-K, the retooling is a way to capitalize on underwhelming EV demand.

Donut Lab's solid-state battery pack charged from 10-80% in 12 minutes at over 100 kW in a Verge TS Pro motorcycle, the first pack-level test of the controversial tech.

LG Energy Solution and GM are converting part of their Spring Hill battery joint venture to LFP production for energy storage, as another North American battery manufacturing plan shifts from EVs toward stationary storage.

The US now has the production capacity to supply 100% of its energy-storage systems domestically, a key milestone in the push to boost American battery manufacturing and decrease the nation’s reliance on Chinese imports.

Brittle, microscopic metal filaments called dendrites are now firmly established as a primary driver of lithium-ion and solid-state battery failure, according to a growing body of peer-reviewed research spanning multiple top-tier journals.

Parallel battery-management ICs provide new ways to stretch out the limited runtime of smart glasses and AR/VR goggles.