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Battery tech developments & impact on charging

February 28, 2023
Kaluza and Mitsubishi collaborate on smart EV charging in Japan
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and UK-born energy software platform Kaluza, are partnering on the launch of what they say is Japan’s first telematics-based smart charging service.
February 27, 2023
Recharge completes deal to buy Britishvolt
Australia-based battery technology company Recharge Industries has successfully completed its bid for ownership of Britishvolt.
February 22, 2023
Ionblox receives US$32m funding for high-power battery cells
Ionblox, a next-generation lithium-ion battery company has received funding of US$32m to scale its technology, develop advanced high-power cells for electric aviation, and prototype fast-charge cells for EVs.
February 17, 2023
LG Innotek develops a world first wireless BMS
An innovation by LG Innotek improves battery performance drastically
February 8, 2023
Shell targets 2.5 million EV chargepoints by 2030 
Fuel giant Shell has set ambitious targets of rolling out 500,000 global EV chargepoints by 2025, increasing to 2.5 million by 2030.
January 30, 2023
Ion Storage Systems partners with UMD on ARPA-E EV adoption programme
Ion Storage Systems has announced it will participate in the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) EVs4ALL programme as part of a US$4.8m grant awarded to the University of Maryland (UMD). 
January 30, 2023
Nanotech Energy reveals plans for new £1bn UK gigafactory
US battery manufacturer Nanotech Energy has revealed it is investigating seven sites in the UK as the final location for a potential £1bn new Gigafactory.
January 26, 2023
Indian state to build US$2.5bn battery swapping infrastructure
The Indian State of Maharashtra has announced a strategic energy partnership with Gogoro and Belrise Industries to establish what it says is an "unprecedented" battery-swapping infrastructure. 
January 23, 2023
Italvolt collaborates with StoreDot for extreme fast charging lithium-ion battery technology
Italvolt, the company developing Italy's largest independent battery cell factory, has announced it has entered a strategic collaboration with StoreDot, a pioneer in extreme fast charging and energy dense lithium-ion battery technology.
January 20, 2023
Are EVs actually cheaper to run? 

Paul Maric and Alborz Fallah of Car Expert wanted to put this theory to the test over an extended road trip in Australia. They drove between Adelaide and Sydney, which is around 1,400km in a diesel Audi Q5 and a full electric Kia EV6 to see how inconvenient a regional road trip would be in an EV and also how much cheaper the road trip would be. The results were surprising!