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Advanced materials enhance energy density and safety in Freudenberg EV battery solutions

The rapid evolution of electric powertrains is intensifying the focus on safer, more efficient and longer-lasting battery systems. Freudenberg has developed a set of technologies that address key challenges in cell and pack engineering through advances in materials and component design.

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Battery cooling

Cool chargings Peter Donaldson examines the complexities of fluid-based thermal management in high-energy battery systems As batteries pack more energy into a given mass and volume while charging speeds increase, engineers face growing challenges in managing heat dissipation efficiently and safely. In wrestling with this problem, they are reshaping thermal management strategies while navigating the […]

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The Battery Show Europe

Peter Donaldson plugs into the power behind e-mobility battery development exhibited at The Battery Show Europe 2025. Walking the exhibition floor at The Battery Show Europe, held in Stuttgart from 3–5 June,

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24M Technologies’ Impervio separator targets EV battery safety with dendrite-deflecting technology

While EV batteries are statistically less prone to fires than their combustion-engine counterparts, the rare incidents that do occur can be catastrophic. Over the last year or so, 24M Technologies has developed an innovative response to this challenge: the Impervio separator, a new battery component designed to prevent internal short circuits, monitor cell health, and isolate faults at the source, writes Peter Donaldson.

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Battery pack materials

Lightweighting the battery pack New materials are fighting to reduce the weight of the battery enclosure in an EV, as Nick Flaherty explains Around 80% of battery pack enclosures today are constructed from aluminium, with the rest built from steel. A new generation of materials is being explored for reduction of the weight of the […]

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Marlen Valverde of H.B. Fuller explains advances in adhesives and coatings for EV batteries

Marlen Valverde, global technical manager ePower and energy storage at H.B. Fuller, speaks to Will Gray on the importance of adhesives, sealants and coatings in EV batteries.

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Henkel opens North America Battery Application Centre to advance EV materials and manufacturing innovation

Henkel has expanded its global network of facilities dedicated to battery system development with the opening of a new North America Battery Application Centre

QuantumScape QSE-5 solid-state battery powers Ducati with 844 Wh/L and 12-minute charge

At IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich, QuantumScape Corporation and PowerCo SE unveiled the first live vehicle demonstration of their QSE-5 solid-state lithium-metal battery technology integrated into a Ducati V21L race motorcycle. This marks a critical stage in the evolution of anode-free solid-state batteries from lab-scale validation

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Pyrophobic Systems develops moldable intumescent thermoplastics for battery thermal runaway protection

Fire safety is no longer a secondary design consideration for e-mobility battery packs, but an integral component at every stage of product development. The growth in

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Copper fleece boosts battery capacity

Researchers in Germany have developed a technique that significantly improves the energy density of lithium-ion batteries, writes Nick Flaherty.