lithium-ion batteries

EV Game Changer? Dallas-Based Solidion Develops Lithium Battery That Can Charge in 5 Minutes

by | Oct 30, 2024
Solidion—an advanced battery tech solutions provider headquartered in Dallas with production facilities in Dayton, Ohio—said its newly patented technology uses a graphene-based heat spreader to quickly move heat from a battery to warm it up before or during fast charging, and a cooling system that kicks in when the battery is in use.
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Momentum Technologies Opens New HQ and R&D Lab in North Texas
by | Oct 23, 2024
The lithium-ion battery recycling company has opened its new HQ and R&D laboratory in Carrollton, with a goal of "advancing critical metals recovery in a way that's both economically sustainable and environmentally responsible." The company is doing that through the use of its proprietary Membrane Solvent Extraction technology.
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HQ’d in Dallas, Newly Public Solidion Technology Is Using Silicon to Ease EV Drivers’ Range Anxiety
by | Feb 28, 2024
Is the idea of driving an electric vehicle giving you "range anxiety" before you even plug in? Dallas-headquartered Solidion is working to alleviate those concerns. The advanced battery technology solutions provider, which went public on Nasdaq earlier this month, is manufacturing silicon oxide and silicon to help change the game.
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Dallas-Based Ecobat to Recycle EV Batteries for Volkswagen Group UK
by | Feb 28, 2024
Ecobat said its relationship with VWG UK dates back to 2014, when it started collecting lead acid batteries for TPS, the Volkswagen Group Genuine Parts provider to the independent motor trade.
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Toyota’s New Electric Vehicles to Be Powered by LG Energy Solution Batteries Made in the U.S.

by | Oct 5, 2023
As the auto industry charges toward an electric future, Toyota and LG Energy Solutions have joined forces to drive the future growth of battery electric vehicles in the United States.
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Defense Department Awards $30M to Create UT Dallas ‘Energy Storage Systems Campus’
by | Sep 18, 2023
The $30 million UTD-led project aims "to accelerate the transition and scaling of next-generation batteries," while reducing dependence on scarce critical materials. Led by UTD biology professor Dr. Kyeongjae Cho, the initiative will include the construction of a new research facility at the Richardson IQ.
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Irving’s Alkegen Launches Commercial Production of Groundbreaking Silicon Battery Anode Material
by | Mar 22, 2023
Alkegen, a maker of specialty materials, said its new SiFAB production line is an extension of the company's established large-scale manufacturing facility in Indiana. Featuring micron-sized silicon fiber, SiFAB is enabling Alkegen "to meet growing demand from customers across a wide range of industries, including electric vehicles, renewable energy storage, and consumer electronics,” CEO John Dandolph says.
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Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Production Line Opens in McKinney, Aims to Bolster Texas Supply Chain
by | Oct 25, 2022
McKinney's Wistron GreenTech has partnered with New Jersey-based Princeton NuEnergy on a lithium-Ion battery direct recycling pilot production line, which officially opened in McKinney today. PNE founder Dr. Yan Chao calls it a "powerful next step" in a vision for covering a nationwide close-loop recycling supply chain for the batteries.

The line will use PNE's patented process to recycle everything from phone batteries to full EV battery packs.
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