Electric vehicle battery technology

Battery power appears set to be the dominant means of propulsion in the future of mobility, but the exact make-up of these powertrains and how they will be managed is still in flux. This latest Automotive World special report highlights the ongoing innovation in battery chemistry and thermal and connected management, while also touching on battery law, commercial vehicle electrification and the ‘hidden emissions’ in production processes.

• COVID reset puts EV battery technology in the spotlight
• EV makers eye tweaks to lithium-ion batteries
• CVs wait patiently for complete EV battery portfolio
• EU battery legislation could set global benchmark
• Suppliers target cleaner, cheaper battery manufacturing
• Battery partnerships favoured as automakers accelerate EV ramp-up
• Could immersion cooling and refined coatings be the future of EV battery management?

'Special report: Electric vehicle battery technology’ presents insight from:

• AVL
• Ricardo
• DHL
• PPG
• Freyr
• Solid Power
• The Faraday Institution
• Transport & Environment
• Wood Mackenzie
• The Nickel Association
• Roland Berger
• InoBat