Cell Design and Materials: Li-Ion

Notable Events: Lithium Metal January

SES AI signed two new jdcs in early 2025 (up to $10 m total) with unnamed automakers to apply its ai-designed electrolytes in li-metal ev cells

July

Lyten acquired Northvoltʼs Gdańsk “Dwa ESSˮ BESS plant 25,000 m2; Europeʼs largest), plans immediate restart and to add Li-S–powered BESS; site is equipped to ramp to 6 GWh with footprint for 10 GWh+.

February

Mercedes-Benz began road testing an EQS development car powered by a lithium-metal solid-state pack (with Factorial), moving Li-metal from lab to public

roads.

July

Prologiumʼs first gwh-level lithium ceramic gigafactory (taoyuan) began production in 2024; shipments surpassed 2.4 million units by mid-2025, supplying multiple markets

March

Sion Power commissioned a 75 mwh/yr pilot line in arizona for licerion li-metal cells; fully automated 56 ah large-format cells; vacuum thermal evaporation of 25 μm li on cu (vs. 3050 μm foils)

September

Quantumscape + Volkswagen Powerco rode a ducati e-motorcycle with anode-free solid-state cells onto the iaa stage.

April

Stellantis and factorial reported 77 ah solid-state cells at 375 wh/kg and 600+ cycles; Stellantis targets a 2026 demonstration fleet using Factorialʼs fest li-metal batteries.

October

Pure lithium opened a chicago pilot site to advance li-metal anode manufacturing; alpha-en progressed domestic li-metal methods.

May

Solid power supplied large-format sulfide solid-state cells enabling a bmw i7 prototype - the first BMW test car running a pure lithium-metal pack.

November

Gelion raised £10.5 m to scale lithium–sulfur pouch-cell development (incl. pre-lithiated sulfur) and expand U.S. efforts.

June

QuantumScape said its “Cobraˮ ceramic-separator process entered baseline cell production which is a manufacturability step toward Li-metal SSB commercialization.

December

QuantumScape Completed installation of key equipment for its Eagle automated pilot line to enable higher-volume solid-state lithium-metal cells, a scale-up milestone toward future GWh production.

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