SAN JOSE, CA—Archer Aviation Inc. has opened a high-volume battery pack manufacturing line here.

CAMBRIDGE, England—The market for lithium-ion battery cells to be worth $380 billion by 2034, according to a recent report by IDTechEx.

SINGAPORE—A new flexible die-cut circuit process gives engineers a sustainable way to mass-produce flexible circuits for low-voltage signals in EV battery cell contacting systems.

BERLIN—Starting in February 2027, all new EV traction batteries with a capacity over 2-kilowatt-hours that are marketed in European Union countries will require a digital “passport.” 

NEW YORK—Heavy investment from the private sector and the U.S. government may result in battery recycling initiatives outpacing demand.

The BattChallenge tasks 12 universities, along with their vocational school partners, to design, build, test and integrate an advanced lithium-ion battery into a Stellantis electric vehicle.

NURTINGEN, Germany—A new three-year R&D project is attempting to improve the safety of plastic battery housings used in electric vehicles.

Engineers at Harvard University have developed a lithium-metal battery that can be charged and discharged thousands of times and recharged in a matter of minutes.

DETROIT—General Motors has created a new position and named Kurt Kelty vice president of batteries.

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands—Graphene will play an increasingly important role in electric vehicle batteries, according to a new “State of Charge” report from Focus.