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16 Innovations Pushing Batteries and EVs Forward

Improvements in design and production can come from major research initiatives—or from something that caught your eye at a trade show. Here are 16 recent eye-catching innovations.

Michael C. Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, Battery Technology

September 20, 2022

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Legacy EV's on-site example of how they enable changing ICE vehicles to EVs, one of 775+ displays.Image courtesy of Michael C. Anderson

Innovations in design and production can come from major research initiatives within an organization, or industry-wide revolutions such as Lean or Industry 4.0. They may be inspired by listening to leaders in one’s field—and sometimes by leaders of other fields. And sometimes, just sometimes, they can be the result of seeing the right item while strolling the aisles of a trade show.

We suspect that more than 15,000 people would agree with that last notion: That’s roughly how many people attended Battery Show and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo North America last week, each of them open to finding new ways to improve their battery and/or EV work.

Along with a full slate of keynotes and panel discussions by industry leaders and educational conference sessions, the event featured more than 750 exhibitors. The list of them begins with battery component maker 6K Energy (booth 2001) and finishes with battery management system developer ZTS (booth 2447). Every company named on the list, in booths big and small, believed they had technology innovations worth sharing with the industry.

The editors of Battery Technology were there too, of course. What follows, sorted alphabetically by company, is just a small sample of developments that caught our eyes. Click through below—and maybe you’ll find an innovation to boost your own battery/EV work.

About the Author

Michael C. Anderson

Editor-in-Chief, Battery Technology, Informa Markets - Engineering

Battery Technology Editor-in-Chief Michael C. Anderson has been covering manufacturing and transportation technology developments for more than a quarter-century, with editor roles at Manufacturing Engineering, Cutting Tool Engineering, Automotive Design & Production, and Smart Manufacturing. Before all of that, he taught English and literature at colleges in Japan and Michigan.

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