Battery tech developments & impact on charging

Hyundai Motor Group executive chair, Euisun Chung, along with Governor Brian P Kemp, and company officials, and state and local leaders, have officially broken ground on the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County mega site in Georgia. 

Vianode, owned by Elkem, Hydro and Altor, has opened a research & development technical centre for sustainable battery materials in Kristiansand, Norway. 

Independent German electric vehicle manufacturer, Next.e.GO Mobile SE, (e.GO) is introducing a new compact commercial last mile urban delivery electric vehicle, the e.Xpress.

ADS-TEC Energy, a provider of battery-buffered, ultra-fast charging technology, has been recognised as Overall Charging Station Technology of the Year in the third annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards programme. 

Canada-headquartered Li-Cycle, a lithium-ion battery recycler operating in North America, has announced that its Alabama Spoke located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama has started commercial operations.

The value of the global wireless charging market totalled US$8.95m in 2021 and is projected to reach US$2,744 by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 85% from 2022 to 2030. 

Battery metals company Technology Minerals has signed a binding agreement to take full ownership of Recyclus Group, a fellow UK-based firm that provides industrial-scale recycling of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries.

StoreDot, a specialist in extreme fast charging batteries for electric vehicles, has started shipping EV cell samples of its '100in5' battery technology to strategic EV OEM partners and potential customers. The company’s investors include Daimler, VinFast, Volvo, Polestar, and Ola Electric.

Cycling-tech start-up Swytch Technology says its new electric bike conversion kit can reduce the price of eBikes to under US$500, enabling anyone to travel electric for as little as US$0.002 per mile.

A consortium led by Shell is launching an end-to-end electrification pilot for mining and other sectors including quarrying that is claimed to offer fast charging of heavy off-road vehicles in just 90 seconds.