BEPA Weekly Digest – March
19 March 2025
The BEPA Team has carefully selected some of this months news items to keep our community in the loop of the latest news from the battery ecosystem.
3 MARCH
EU STRATEGY
- The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation
- The Clean Industrial Deal: The Fact Sheet
STUDIES & INSIGHTS
- A pivotal year for the European battery industry
- Could extended-range EVs nudge more car buyers toward full electric? by McKinsey & Company
- The Troubled Energy Transition
- Solid-state batteries: why mass production won’t happen before 2027
- Ultrashort pulsed laser texturing of current collector for Si/C Li-ion anodes by Silvia Bodoardo et al.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
- European car sales drop in January as falling combustion engines outweigh EV gains
- CALB prepares to build its battery plant in Portugal
MEDIA
- Battery Pass Closing Event
- European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) implementation
7 MARCH
BEPA CALL FOR ACTION
- To remain on the battery map, the EU must run a sprint & a marathon!
EU AUTOMOTIVE STRATEGY
- Industrial Action Plan for the European automotive sector
- Action Plan on the future of the automotive sector: The Fact Sheet
- European Commission delivers a strong Industrial Plan for the Automotive Sector by Arthur Corbin
INSIGHTS
- The battery industry has entered a new phase by International Energy Agency (IEA)
- The battery revolution by Capgemini
- What China’s EV Market Can Teach US and EU Automakers
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
- LG Chem unveils precursor-free cathode material for LFP batteries
- BYD considers third European plant and battery factory
- Vulcan Energy and BASF launch site search for geothermal project
EVENTS
- Clean Industrial Deal: Implications for European Battery Industry and Innovation
- Horizon Europe Cluster 5 info days
14 MARCH
NORTHVOLT
- Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden
- Northvolt’s struggles: a cautionary tale for the EU Clean Industrial Deal
STUDIES
- Contrasting a BYD Blade prismatic cell and Tesla 4680 cylindrical cell with a teardown analysis of design and performance BY Jonas Gorsch et al.
- Feasibility of meeting future battery demand via domestic cell production in Europe by Steffen Link et al.
- Dual Protective Layer Improves Cycle Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries by Dr. Marlena Maria Bela et al.
- Interface Stability and Reaction Mechanisms of Li3YCl5Br
EU INNOVATION POLICY
- Warsaw Declaration: on the strategic role of the future EU R&I framework programme
- Fight intensifies over an ‘independent’ FP10
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT
- Changan plans for solid-state battery mass production in 2027
- Idemitsu Kosan builds a plant for lithium sulphide
- Toyota launched its cheapest EV in China and it crashed the server starting at just $15,000
WEBINARS
- Clean Industrial Deal: Implications for European Battery Industry and Innovation
- Expert talk: Why Should We Recycle Batteries in Europe?
21 MARCH
BATTERY MATERIALS
- The Role of Traceability in Critical Mineral Supply Chain
- A Whitepaper on Black Mass BY RECHARGE – European Association of the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Value Chain
- The battery materials plant planned in Kotka proceeds to the construction phase
INSIGHTS
- Electric vehicle battery tech in the UK 2024 by Innovate UK
- Second-guessing Second Life Batteries by Intercalation
- Are battery swapping EVs heading towards mass adoption in China? by Rho Motion
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
- BYD released 1,000 kW chargers with 10C rate
- Vianodelaunches first recycled graphite product
- Porsche acquires business unit for ultra-high-performance lithium-ion cylindrical cells from VARTA AG
EVENTS
- 2nd Sodium-Ion Technology Research Innovations and Key Enhancements (STRIKE)
- BATCircle3.0 Kick-off Seminar Online
29 MARCH
INSIGHTS
- BEPA Analysis Of The Implications Of the Clean Industrial Deal On The Battery Sector
- US auto tariffs set to have significant impact on global EV industry by Rho Motion
- Why I’m skeptical about BYD’s announcement of 5-minute fast charging by Anders Hove
- Innovation and collaboration are the pillars of Europe’s cleantech leadership
- Are battery makers shifting towards high voltage mid-nickel?
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
- Commission selects 47 Strategic Projects to secure and diversify access to raw materials in the EU
- Altris announces investment and collaboration with Volvo Cars
- TotalEnergies to spend €160M on six new battery storage projects in Germany
- NIO & CATL Form Strategic Partnership on Battery Swapping