# Emerging battery technologies **URL:** \ **Category:** New Technology\ **Created:** [9 December 2024 00:51 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74 "2024-12-09T00:51:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [9 December 2024 00:51 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/1 "2024-12-09T00:51:44Z")
> **[Stellantis lithium-sulfur EV batteries: cheaper, lighter, more range](https://newatlas.com/automotive/stellantis-zeta-lithium-sulfur-li-s-batteries/)** > > In a potentially game-changing move for the EV industry, Stellantis and Zeta Energy Corp have teamed up to develop the next-generation EV battery with more range, more power, 50% faster charging, and at less than half the cost. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2025 00:20 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/2 "2025-01-15T00:20:10Z")
> **[Don’t scrap an older electric vehicle – just upgrade it](https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/01/15/dont-scrap-an-older-electric-vehicle-just-upgrade-it/)** > > Irish company Range Therapy is now offering Nissan Leaf battery swaps and upgrades This is about turning a car battery (in my case old Nissan Leaf 24kWh) into a home battery (noting that many of these are only 10kWh). What we know very little about is how much battery performance falls off a cliff once it reaches the too-old status deemed by car manufacturers. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:43 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/3 "2025-09-12T07:43:56Z")
> **[What will batteries of the future be made of? Four scientists discuss the...](https://theconversation.com/what-will-batteries-of-the-future-be-made-of-four-scientists-discuss-the-options-podcast-261294)** > > Four battery researchers talk about the future of power storage on The Conversation Weekly podcast. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:44 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/4 "2025-09-12T07:44:56Z")
> **[Zinc-iodine battery breakthrough brings safer, cheaper storage tech closer to...](https://reneweconomy.com.au/zinc-iodine-battery-breakthrough-brings-safer-cheaper-storage-tech-closer-to-reality/)** > > Australian researchers claim breakthrough on aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, an up-and-coming chemistry that promises to be safer, more sustainable and cheaper than li-ion. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:45 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/5 "2025-09-12T07:45:47Z")
> **[Fear of big battery fires is experiencing its own kind of thermal runaway. Is...](https://reneweconomy.com.au/fear-of-big-battery-fires-is-experiencing-its-own-kind-of-thermal-runaway-is-it-justified/)** > > In Australia, community opposition to big batteries due to fire risk is developing a sort of thermal runaway of its own – self-sustaining and difficult to extinguish. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:46 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/6 "2025-09-12T07:46:31Z")
[https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-storage-and-ev-charging-in-one-australian-battery-maker-announces-microgrid-in-a-box/](https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/solar-storage-and-ev-charging-in-one-australian-battery-maker-announces-microgrid-in-a-box/) ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:47 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/7 "2025-09-12T07:47:30Z")
> **[🔋 What’s the Difference Between Lithium-Ion and Lithium Iron Batteries – and...](https://www.geni.energy/post/what-s-the-difference-between-lithium-ion-and-lithium-iron-batteries-and-why-does-it-matter)** > > As batteries become central to how we power our homes, vehicles, and even entire communities, it’s worth understanding the key differences between battery types. You’ve probably heard of lithium-ion batteries, but did you know there’s more than... ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:48 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/8 "2025-09-12T07:48:28Z")
> **[GM prismatic battery cells boost energy density for long-range pickups](https://newatlas.com/automotive/gm-lg-energy-lmr-prismatic-batteries/)** > > General Motors and LG Energy Solution have announced plans to put lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells into production. The cells will be used in future full-sized trucks and SUVs as part of GM's Ultium platform. ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [12 September 2025 07:49 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/9 "2025-09-12T07:49:34Z")
**[Five-minute EV charging: CATL says “Hold my electrons and watch this”](https://newatlas.com/automotive/catl-naxtra-shenxing-gen-2-freevoy-dual-battery/?utm_source=New+Atlas+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7d9a08322e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_04_24_12_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-7d9a08322e-92986281)** > **[Battery in a battery: just one of CATL's new EV tech announcements](https://newatlas.com/automotive/catl-naxtra-shenxing-gen-2-freevoy-dual-battery/)** > > Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the largest battery manufacturer in the world with a 38% share of the global market, has just announced some fairly significant breakthroughs in battery tech that aren't just theoretical; they're... ---
**Author:** ![EnergyTogether](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/energytogether/32/93_2.png) [@EnergyTogether](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/EnergyTogether)\ **Post date:** [12 February 2026 04:23 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/10 "2026-02-12T04:23:51Z")
**[The World’s First Sodium-Ion Battery EV Is A Winter Range Monster](https://insideevs.com/news/786509/catl-changan-worlds-first-sodium-ion-battery-ev/?fbclid=IwY2xjawP5u2RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEePJtblR9SNQo3sFnSdARFgboJgUnLNKWH_UMmO1pMUYaGuZQ8w96zp340ulY_aem_5C2sWc5UeJHWx19JVh_yRw)** ---
**Author:** ![EnergyTogether](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/energytogether/32/93_2.png) [@EnergyTogether](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/EnergyTogether)\ **Post date:** [8 March 2026 23:23 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/11 "2026-03-08T23:23:55Z")
> **[BYD Claims Five-Minute EV Charging with New Battery Tech](https://www.autoweek.com/news/a70640835/byd-five-minute-ev-charging/)** > > The Chinese automaker’s Blade Battery 2.0 and FLASH chargers aim to remove the last barriers to electric vehicle adoption. ---
**Author:** ![EnergyTogether](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/energytogether/32/93_2.png) [@EnergyTogether](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/EnergyTogether)\ **Post date:** [22 March 2026 07:21 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/12 "2026-03-22T07:21:25Z")
> **[Is this the world’s first quantum battery? Australian scientists say so](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/18/world-first-quantum-battery-australian-scientists-say?CMP=share_btn_url)** > > Researchers say their prototype is a big step towards fully functioning batteries with rapid charging times ---
**Author:** ![HeatherSmith](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/community-energy.discourse.group/heathersmith/32/4_2.png) [@HeatherSmith](https://community-energy.discourse.group/u/HeatherSmith)\ **Post date:** [10 July 2026 02:20 UTC](https://community-energy.discourse.group/t/emerging-battery-technologies/74/13 "2026-07-10T02:20:57Z")
> **[Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532997-salt-batteries-are-about-to-shake-up-evs-and-grid-storage/)** > > Today, most rechargeable batteries are made from lithium ions, but sodium-ion alternatives could make battery tech much cheaper and offer other advantages