Top news of 2025 #6: Safer cells yield lighter battery packs

And lighter battery packs yield electric vehicles with longer range and higher acceleration.

A graph of battery cell components
Cell- and pack-level energy density of SSB, LFP and NMC batteries
CREDIT: ILIKA

Posted by Clare Scott, Managing Editor - Manufacturing Group

Published December 25, 2025

Coming in at #6 in our top 10 most-read articles of 2025 is a close look at how optimizing battery cells can make electric vehicles safer, higher performing, and more affordable. READ NOW

 

 

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