The Next Charge: How EV Battery Technologies Are Evolving for Range, Speed, and Sustainability
Batteries for electric vehicles have shifted from a single hardware component to the central strategic focus of the auto industry. Multiple innovation pathways — incremental lithium-ion refinements, silicon-heavy anodes, lithium-metal/anode-free designs, solid electrolytes, rapid-charge architectures, and large-scale recycling — are advancing at once. Together they’re extending range, shortening charging times, and cutting lifecycle environmental impacts. […]