While there was probably a moment when Slate’s leadership had to green-light the switch from one battery type to another, the momentum toward that decision had been building for years.

LFP was the fastest growing battery chemistry in 2025, with demand increasing 48%, according to research firm RhoMotion. It has overtaken nickel-based packs to become the dominant battery chemistry in ...

A new approach to battery recycling could turn today's electric vehicle waste into the building blocks of tomorrow's higher-performing batteries. Engineers at the University of California San Diego ...

Chevy’s next-generation Bolt is switching to LFP batteries, cutting costs and boosting durability. Here are the other EVs adopting the same technology. Lithium iron phosphate batteries—better known as ...

Battery technology has evolved a lot in the last five years, but there are many more developments to come. Chemistries are arriving with improved energy density, there’s a switch from Nickel Manganese ...

The European-made Ford Explorer EV can now be specced with an LFP battery. The entry-level crossover’s electric motor got a power bump, too. Vehicle-to-load bidirectional charging has also been added, ...

With millions of electric vehicle batteries nearing the end of their use, researchers have ...

First look: Ford is rebuilding its electric vehicle strategy around a mid-size pickup that has yet to be unveiled but is already prompting a wholesale rethinking of batteries, wiring, aerodynamics, ...

Lithium-iron phosphate is now the most widely deployed EV battery chemistry in the world. Thank China's dominance in the space. LFP was the fastest growing battery chemistry in 2025, with demand ...