This presentation will cover the EV Sales Review of 2023,  expectations going forward, and implications on battery demand, and will share the latest insights from collecting the facts in the EV industry. You will understand the best sellers, which countries and regions are doing the most for EV adoption, and what to expect in the future, both short term, and long term. These forecasts will also be translated into the battery demand.

Battery life is a critical attribute that must be evaluated during the development of any electrochemical energy storage technology. A target of one thousand cycles has often been prescribed as a suitable technology target for batteries intended to be used in the automotive and mobility spaces. The target, however, has regularly been adopted into other applications or altered to accommodate specific technological nuances, leading to challenges of the suitability of this target. This presentation investigates the use and practicality of the performance target as a technological goal in the ground transportation application space.

Discoveries are made in science and engineering every day, but usually it is difficult to see the potential impact on battery design and the industry. Commercial opportunities often arise a long time after the finding, due to missing pieces. This talk discusses some discoveries and contributions that could be important for more sustainable batteries and are worth highlighting.

Solid-state lithium-ion batteries hold great promise as a next-generation technology for automotive, but remain an unproven technology. A discussion of the status and unique challenges and needs presented by this solid-state lithium-ion battery technology will be presented and contrasted with liquid lithium-ion batteries.

Battery electrode manufacturing prediction models can assess manufacturing process robustness and product design sensitivity, leading to process/design optimizations and innovations. The monitoring models can detect electrode defects and process faults. This talk will discuss a research initiative on developing battery electrode manufacturing models, i.e., machine learning and multi-physics models to predict electrode and intermediate properties, and to monitor processes to detect product defects and process faults.

This presentation comprises an overview of the Vehicle Technologies Office portfolio of advanced battery R&D, with particular focus on lithium-metal battery R&D priorities and accomplishments in the context of meeting DOE targets for energy density, cycle life, and cost. It will also emphasize the importance of solid-state batteries to U.S. DOE strategy for increasing domestic lithium-based battery manufacturing and securing the U.S. position in next-generation battery innovation.

During 2023 the production of 46mm cylindrical li-ion cells started by many companies.  The Tesla tab less new design open the door to solve the thermal/safety problems that prevent having large cells in the market.  The new cells fit better high voltage battery pack applications like EV`s and ESS then 18650-21700 jelly roll cells.  The presentation will review advantages and limitations of the 46mm cells, their developers and manufacturers and the market effect.

The intersection of Wildcat Discovery Technologies’ materials experience with the U.S. goal of a domestic supply chain provides a unique opportunity. We will describe Wildcat’s plan and progress to manufacture advanced cathode materials. Our product pipeline consists of materials that 1) provide a range of energy densities; 2) are free of cobalt and nickel; 3) show promising material safety performance; and 4) have synergies in manufacturing unit operations.

Sila's Titan Silicon is engineered to optimize performance and in market today. We discuss how Sila's innovative drop-in-replacement Nano-Composite Silicon (NCS) anode powder enables up to 20% more energy density today over state-of-the-art lithium-ion cells with graphite, without compromise on other performance metrics. This material is shipping today and is ready to scale to meet larger demand and power EVs by the middle of this decade.

The Vehicle Technologies Office (US DoE) has recently established a consortium of six national laboratories to address the challenges of enabling sustainable cathode technologies. This consortium is focusing efforts across a wide range of materials and technology readiness levels. In this presentation, we will discuss ongoing efforts within the program aimed at the design, synthesis, and characterization of Mn-rich cathodes as alternative, next-generation materials.

Battery systems are complex systems with the battery cell as the core technology of the system, but then integrated with multiple subsystems, including mechanical, thermal, and battery management systems (BMS). This presentation will look into the different subsystems that contribute to the overall battery system performance and opportunities for improvement in next-generation battery systems. Battery system trends in the industry will be evaluated and discussed.

 I will focus on the TRUE definitions of battery separator properties, clarifies its historical misunderstanding of battery separator characterizations and its functions, as well as the newer separator contributions to modern battery safety and performances.  The battery separator innovation, production and application will be addressed. The battery separators, especially the CERAMIC coated separators, have redefined battery safety, enabled high energy density and long cycle life of lithium batteries (including claimed “Semi” Solid State Electrolyte Batteries).

We will discuss a novel active balancing technology developed by San Diego State University and commercialized by ReShine to deploy renewable energy storage systems. The proposed technology can extend the battery life from the current 10-year life to 30 years, significantly improve safety, and reduce maintenance. The balancing technique is based on the state-of-charge, not voltage, since LFP batteries have a flat OCV curve.