November at LPI: Battery Industry News and Highlights

Check out news from the battery industry from November 2025. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from November related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!

QuantumScape has sent out it’s most advanced solid state battery cell samples yet.

Read More: https://www.electrive.com/2025/10/24/quantumscape-delivers-b1-samples-of-its-solid-state-battery-cell/

The International Air Transport Association are making an effort to inform travelers of safe and unsafe practices when travelling with lithium ion batteries, an ever-growing concern.

Read More: https://gulfbusiness.com/powerbank-phones-laptops-iata-rules-you-must-know/

When introduced into an old, tired battery, lithium rich salts show promise for renewing the ability of lithium battery cells to accept and deliver charge again!

Read More: https://www.earth.com/news/new-lithium-tech-helps-battery-charge-over-12000-times-without-losing-power/

Chinese companies are world leaders in battery technology and new export restrictions coming into play leave companies that rely on Chinese tech hustling to get the materials they need out of the country ASAP.

Read More: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/reliance-races-get-battery-gear-orders-out-china-ahead-export-curbs-sources-say-2025-10-24/

Test data shows Sakuu dry-process cathode performance at the forefront of commercially available lithium-ion batteries.

Read More: https://www.voxelmatters.com/sakuu-proves-commercial-viability-of-3d-printed-battery-electrodes/

China produces more than three-quarters of all lithium-ion batteries worldwide and is home to six out of the 10 largest battery makers on the planet.

Read More:https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251110-how-china-won-the-worlds-battery-race

With a dip in EV demand sodium-ion battery suppliers are converting production lines to supply ESS units.

Read More: https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/11460063

Sodium-ion batteries support faster charging and discharging, operate across a wide temperature range, and take advantage of locally available raw materials in Europe.

Read More: https://www.ess-news.com/2025/11/06/spanish-startup-bihar-batteries-to-commercialize-its-sodium-ion-batteries-in-2026/

In an effort to secure essential supply chains and reinforce U.S. Energy independence Clarios is prioritizing battery recycling and critical mineral processing at its South Carolina facility.
Read More: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/online_features/press_releases/clarios-accelerates-plans-to-build-significant-new-u-s-battery-recycling-and-critical-mineral-processing/article_e795cb47-c707-535a-9f67-9e432a480ba6.html