German chemical giant BASF has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Belgian materials specialist Umicore. The lawsuit claims that Umicore has infringed upon patents that cover a cathode formulation – a type of nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) – that BASF has license to. It also alleges th...
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Case Study | January 27, 2021
Light‑duty vehicle are expected to be the largest source of demand for advanced battery technologies over the next two decades, and changes to chemistries used in passenger vehicles have significant impacts on the industry's supply chain – and a major change is currently underway. Ni‑based cathode ... Not part of subscription
Analyst Insight | March 21, 2021
Tesla has Battery Day, Nio has Nio Day, and, not to be left out, Volkswagen hosted its own Power Day to lay out its plans for the electric vehicle space. This presentation wasn't about the vehicle but instead, everything around it – battery manufacturing, supply chains and chemistries, second‑life ... Not part of subscription
News Commentary | June 30, 2021
Though Tesla has consistently used nickel‑based cathodes in its products – NCA cathodes in its vehicles and NMC in its stationary storage products – the company announced it would begin using LFP‑type cathodes in its stationary storage line of products. The move was probably motivated by several ... To read more, click here.