Check out news from the battery industry from June 2025. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from June related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!
Utilizing a safer and more environmentally friendly purification process that does not require hydrofluoric acid. Lincoln Materials has achieved battery-grade purity levels, reaching 99.7% total graphitic carbon (TGC).
Read More: https://www.finnewsnetwork.com.au/archives/finance_news_network1712200.html
Australians know how serious fires can be, and with the surge in lithium-ion batteries in household items, tools, e-bikes, and much more, the ability to extinguish lithium ion battery fires is more important than ever. Engineered from recycled glass, CellBlockEX combats fires through a combination of oxygen displacement, heat absorption, and flammable gas disruption.
Recycling! It’s not just for EV batteries. Porsche is testing a closed-loop raw material cycle in hopes of building a long-term recycling network with external partners to capture valuable raw materials and incorporate them into future EV batteries for Porsche vehicles.
Read More:https://www.thebuzzevnews.com/porsche-battery-recycling-pilot/
We know what CATL and BYD are up to in Solid State batteries, but what about the rest of the world? Here is an interesting article about solid-state batteries for medical applications.
A fast-charging battery is just what is needed for EVs but also for material handling, light electric vehicles, and so many more applications.
Read More:https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/edge574-blade-cell-powers-electric-vehicles
CATL says that their latest Lithium Metal Battery prototype had double the lifespan of previous versions thanks to a different liquid electrolyte than is typically used.
Read More:https://insideevs.com/news/761074/catl-lithium-metal-battery-breakthrough/
In response to heightened US-China tensions and rising tariffs Hithium plans to start production at it’s new energy storage system facility in Texas later this year.
Huntsman, a polyurethane-based solution company, has developed a new coating to aid in passive fire protection for lithium ion batteries which is spray applied and does not add significant weight or complexity.
With a charging time of just 6 minutes to reach 80% charge and more than 3000 cycles of capacity retention, researchers at JNCASR in India are excited to share their work which overcomes several conventional sodium ion battery shortcomings.
In an effort to accelerate commercialization of safe, durable, and extreme-temperature tolerant batteries, the National Science Foundation Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York has awarded Cellec Technologies a SuperBoost grant to develop their Z-safe™ technology.
The University of Texas at Dallas has given stakeholders their first look at the new facility designed to advance battery technology and develop a workforce to meet industry and national security demands.
Read More:https://news.utdallas.edu/science-technology/beacons-facility-open-house-2025/
By 2027 BC Ferries could be running on full electric power, replacing existing hybrid diesel-electric ferries.