The manufacturing process of the 4680, with its larger capacity per cell, requires more advanced technology and expertise.

Panasonic supplies batteries to Tesla, which has been one of the principal advocate for 4680 cells, so named because they ...

Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it has finalized preparations for mass production of the 4680 model ...

Aiming to expand Japan's battery manufacturing base and accelerate EV adoption ...

Panasonic's new RB-M600 over-ear headphones offer a 65-hour battery life – far exceeding that of its Sony WH-1000XM5 competition – in addition to active noise-cancelling (ANC) and enhanced ...

Japanese battery manufacturer Panasonic Energy is set to begin mass production of its new 4680 cylindrical electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries. Panasonic’s new 4680 batteries – so named for ...

Subaru is developing a lithium-ion gigafactory in Japan with Panasonic Energy that will supply batteries for its EVs from ...

According to a recently published paper, charging a lithium-ion battery with higher-than-normal currents upon initial manufacture can increase its lifespan by 50 percent. Additionally, high ...

Lithium may be called “white gold,” but investing in the metal has hardly been a golden ticket lately. Lithium, which is used to make batteries for both gadgets and electric vehicles, has been ...

A major Chinese lithium producer swung to its first half-year loss since 2020, hit by the battery material’s massive price slump. Tianqi Lithium Corp. posted a net loss of 5.21 billion yuan ($ ...