//evt/batteries
Batteries
Chemistry to manufacturing to recycling. Research stays labeled as research.
■ Now filing — first stories published 2026-10-11
//evt/batteries/latest
Latest on this desk
The verified stories this desk has filed so far, newest first.
- //evt/batteriesFord’s Jim Farley doubles down on the CATL battery deal: “That’s our factory”
In a new interview, the Ford CEO calls licensing LFP technology from the Chinese battery maker “a good solution” — after the DOT secretary wrote to him expressing “profound concern”.Diana Frost · 2026-10-11 - //evt/batteriesLFP vs NMC vs sodium-ion: how EV battery chemistry actually works
The three chemistries shipping in electric vehicles today — what each one buys you, what it costs you, and why the chemistry under the floor matters more than the badge on the hood.Diana Frost · 2026-10-11 - //evt/batteriesThe year’s biggest battery announcements: 2026 in review
Solid-state pilots, a €4.1 billion LFP gigafactory, sodium-ion going production-ready — and the national roadmap aiming at 2030. What 2026 actually changed in batteries, and what is still research.Diana Frost · 2026-10-11 - //evt/batteriesHow fast charging actually works: charging curves, not peak numbers
The kW figure on the charger is a flash, not a promise. What the charging curve decides — and why 10 to 80 percent is the number that matters.Diana Frost · 2026-10-11 - //evt/batteriesWhat determines battery longevity: what 10,000 EVs taught Geotab about degradation
Average degradation of 1.8% a year — and the factors that actually move the needle: heat, fast charging, and the cooling system under the pack.Diana Frost · 2026-10-11
//evt/batteries/coverage
What this desk files
Coverage areas plus the stories filed so far on this desk.
- Cell chemistries in productionLFP, NMC, sodium-ion: what ships today and what it costs — not what a press release promises.Now filing
- Manufacturing scaleGigafactories, cell supply, and the economics that move prices.Now filing
- Degradation and longevityWhat the data says about battery life — and what it doesn't.Now filing
- Recycling and second lifeWhere packs go when the car is done.Now filing
//evt/batteries/desk
The desk
The editor accountable for every story on this wire.
Diana Frost
Batteries & energy storage
Owns the battery desk: chemistry, cell manufacturing, degradation, charging curves, storage. A laboratory claim stays labeled as a laboratory claim.
//evt/batteries/pipeline
In the pipeline
Technical explainers feeding this desk — researched against documented sources, published starting at launch.
- In the pipelineUnderstanding EV Battery ChemistryLFP, NMC, sodium-ion, solid-state: what each chemistry buys you, and what it costs.
- In the pipelineWhat Determines Battery LongevityDegradation, thermal management, and the habits that actually matter.
- In the pipelineThe Economics of Battery ManufacturingWhat goes into the price of a cell, and what moves it.
//evt/batteries/franchises
Running franchises
Named, recurring editorial products on this desk — each with a defined remit and a cadence you can set a watch by.
Engineering
Weekly · from launch
Deep technical breakdowns of the systems inside electric vehicles: packs, powertrains, thermal loops, software stacks.
//evt/batteries/protocol
Verification on this desk
The rules this desk files under — the full protocol is on our How we verify page.
- Research
Lab is not product
Battery research stays labeled as research until it is a product. No invented performance specifications, no breakthrough claims.
- Standards
Specs carry their standard
EPA, WLTP, manufacturer estimate, and independent test results are labeled as such. Never blended, never compared as identical measurements.
- Sources
Two sources, always
Every factual claim traces to a documented source. News coverage follows a two-source rule.