Check out news from the battery industry from July 2025. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from July related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!
While giants like CATL, BYD, and Panasonic have the resources for massive R&D investments and manufacturing scale, there’s tremendous innovation happening at smaller companies that can move more quickly and take bigger risks on breakthrough technologies.
These ten startup companies are focused on solving specific technical challenges that the large manufacturers might see as too risky or niche.
Is the UK the next hotspot for Battery Tech? What do you think?
Focusing on sophisticated battery tech like solid-state, lithum-sulfur, and sodium ion systems, a multi-year investment in sustainable battery technologies aims to position the UK as a global leader in the clean energy game.
Read More: https://technologymagazine.com/articles/uk-unveils-us-621m-battery-innovation-drive
Vast amounts of data, inconsistent reporting, and a lack of standardized performance metrics slows lithium-metal battery innovation, that’s why University of Surrey scientists hope to develop an AI-driven public database to serve as a crucial resource for researchers.
Read More: https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=64704
Future tasks will ask a lot more of humanoid robots than we do now and issues with performance, weight, and capacity are big issues that many researchers are working to solve.
Read More: https://english.news.cn/20250630/587a51d51e82417dbf9673db4bf0e03f/c.html
Due to policy uncertainties, stock prices have been in limbo, but there is some expectation that the secondary battery sector has bottomed out.
Read More: https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=246179#google_vignette
Big strides are being made by China’s lithium battery industry as they have developed full-process coverage for mass commercial production of solid-state batteries.
Read More: https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/04/WS68673cb8a31000e9a573a257.html
Panasonic leads the way! DeSoto, KS, is now the focus of cylindrical EV battery cell technology made in America. “As the largest economic development project in Kansas state history, the factory is expected to create up to 4,000 direct jobs and approximately 8,000 jobs in total, including those in supplier and related industries.”
Connect with Lithium Power, Inc. at The Battery Show 2025! We will be at Booth #6622 ready to discuss our latest lithium ion battery technologies driving efficiency, sustainability, and performance in multiple markets.
Read More: https://www.lithiumpowerinc.com/2025/07/23/the-battery-show-2025-lithium-ion-batteries/