Is General Motors Building a new battery factory?

General Motors is planning to establish four new battery factories in the United States, with a total capacity of 140 GWh per year. Additionally, Stellantis, the multinational automotive conglomerate, is in the process of building a new factory in Indiana, with an initial annual production capacity of 23 GWh.

How can battery manufacturing improve energy density?

The new manufacturing technologies such as high-efficiency mixing, solvent-free deposition, and fast formation could be the key to achieve this target. Besides the upgrading of battery materials, the potential of increasing the energy density from the manufacturing end starts to make an impact.

What is battery manufacturing process?

Figure 1 introduces the current state-of-the-art battery manufacturing process, which includes three major parts: electrode preparation, cell assembly, and battery electrochemistry activation. First, the active material (AM), conductive additive, and binder are mixed to form a uniform slurry with the solvent.

Are solid-state batteries the future of energy vehicle technology?

In recent years, with the vigorous development of the new energy vehicle market, solid-state batteries, as the core of the next generation of power battery technology, are gradually moving from the R&D stage to mass production.

Will battery manufacturing be more energy-efficient in future?

New research reveals that battery manufacturing will be more energy-efficient in future because technological advances and economies of scale will counteract the projected rise in future energy demand.

How many battery factories are there in the United States?

Today there are about 34 battery factories either planned, under construction or operational in the country. U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law August 16, 2022, might not have been the initial catalyst behind the onshoring battery factory trend.