Check out news from the battery industry from December 2025. We’ve compiled the biggest stories from November related to lithium ion batteries, battery manufacturing, recycling, safety and more!
Some plants are pivoting to making batteries for energy storage or for exported EV batteries, but with the expiration of federal tax credits many EV battery projects are stalled.
Read more: https://evxl.co/2025/11/13/america-28-billion-battery-belt-collapses-ev-demand-craters/
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! Read More: https://www.lithiumpowerinc.com/2025/12/03/november-at-lpi-battery-industry-news-and-highlights/
Learn about the differences between Lithium Ion, LiFePO4, and Na-ion batteries in our latest whitepaper written by Lithium Power, Inc.’s Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, Joel Petersen.
Read On: https://www.lithiumpowerinc.com/2025/12/04/which-battery-chemistry-is-best-for-your-next-project/
In contrast to lithium iron phosphate (LFP), Prussian White offers a sodium-based solution that promises localized supply chains and reduced material costs.
Read More:
https://www.batterytechonline.com/lithium-ion-batteries/building-india-s-s
A new SNC battery factory in New Mexico plans to minimize waste by utilizing a water treatment process that repurposes cooling water from a nearby data center.
Read More: https://www.ess-news.com/2025/12/04/sodium-nickel-chloride-battery-manufacturing-facility-roswell-new-mexico-desert-mountain-energy-proposal/
By pairing the refining unit with LibertyStream’s proprietary direct lithium extraction (DLE) system on existing oilfield infrastructure, the company has demonstrated a modular process that can be replicated in high-volume US basins, such as the Permian and the Bakken.
Read More: https://www.evengineeringonline.com/field-production-of-lithium-carbonate-begins-in-texas/
Lithium-sulfur technology offers the potential to double the energy density of conventional lithium-ion cells, enabling lighter and longer-lasting solutions for electric vehicles, drones, wearables and other applications.
Read More: https://www.bestmag.co.uk/funding-boost-lithium-sulfur-battery-scale-up/
With Christmas gifts such as electric scooters, drones, phones and toys soon to be unwrapped, it is of utmost importance end users understand safe handling of lithium batteries.
Read More: https://cornishstuff.com/health/guidance-issued-on-preventing-lithium-ion-battery-fires/
Despite rising metal prices lithium-ion battery pack prices have fallen to a new record low over the past year.
Read More: https://reneweconomy.com.au/lithium-ion-battery-pack-prices-for-the-grid-plunge-by-45-per-cent-in-past-year/amp/
A slump in EV demand and a global expansion of the Energy Storage System (ESS) market lead Korean makers to shift their focus.
Read More: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-12-10/business/industry/Major-Korean-battery-makers-shift-focus-to-LFP-production-in-AI-era/2474180