BEPA Weekly Digest – September
10 October 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.
2 September
Insights & Studies
- The Hidden Trends In Battery Supply And Demand: A Regional Analysis
- Battery Prices Are Falling, So Why Are Electric Cars Still So Expensive?
- Exploring Sustainable Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes For Li-Ion Batteries: From Mine To Precursor And Cathode Production
- Batteries of the Future: A Perspective from Young Scientists in Europe
- Research and Innovation in a Tripolar World
- Three Strategic Risks Of Battery Manufacturing
New developments
- Porsche Significantly Downscales Its Battery Production at Cellforce
- China Develops Lithium Battery Twice As Powerful As Tesla Advanced Cell
19 September
EU Affairs
- State of the European Union 2025
- European R&I Days
- Driving R&I Forward: roadblocks and accelerators for the EU automotive competitiveness
Insights
- A new ‘ERA’: An action plan for the European automotive industry
- Fourth-generation LFP battery technology will upheave the industry
- China races ahead in EV transition as Europe recalibrates and US stalls: EY analysis
- Interview with CATL CEO Robin Zeng on global battery innovation
26 September
BATT4EU Success Stories
- Europe’s Battery Recycling Revolution
- Recirculate pioneers EV battery disassembly system with AI and robotics
- NoVOC: Advancements in Aqueous Cathode Fabrication
Members’ news
- Intelligence in Charge by Heimdalytics GmbH
- World premiere: first prototype vehicle featuring breakthrough Intelligent Battery Integrated System
- Eni Storage Systems, a joint venture between Eni and FIB
- Start of PRIMED Solid-State Battery Programme by Ilika