from chemistry to pack
An update on the Rivian R2 battery pack, now we have more information and more hard data. Trouble is the 2024 Investor Day R2 data left out a lot of the detail and the CEO updates in 2025 (Rivian R2 Pack – 2025 Update) were a little bit confusing. Time to again see if we … Read more
Can we find a battery pack from the Battery Pack Database, using a limited dataset of 642 packs. Something that might get you an idea as to what you should be looking at? Note: if you just want to search based on useable energy just delete the values in all of the other search boxes. … Read more
It is really interesting to look at cell chemistry and format vs application, because in principle there is nothing stopping us from applying any chemistry or cell format to any application. In practice, however, the market has converged on some clear preferences. Here we have taken the Battery Pack Database and looked at this question … Read more
We have already looked at the BMW iX3 Neue Klasse Battery and the BMW Gen6 EV Battery Technology behind it. The second Neue Klasse model, the BMW i3 (badged NA0, reviving the i3 name for an all-electric 3 Series), uses the same Gen6 battery system, so this is really a companion piece rather than a … Read more
We asked Google Gemini to analyse the Battery Pack Database 1.3.06 (released 27 April 2026) and this is the summary: The analysis of the battery pack data reveals several key relationships and trends in battery technology, particularly within the electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage (BESS) sectors. Key Takeaways This post has been built based … Read more
A look at the Formula 1 battery rules from 2014 to 2026 is interesting as this is the pinnacle of automotive racing. Having made their debut in 2014, F1’s first genuine generation of hybrid power units took the sport to new levels. Formula1.com 2014–2015 Regulations With a usable capacity of < 1.11 kWh 1 MJ … Read more
The First Mass-Production Sodium-Ion Pack, that’s the headline from CATL and Changan [1]. But what does that pack actually look like and deliver? Maybe first we should look at CATL’s sodium ion cell achievements and data. CATL Naxtra Cell CATL began sodium-ion research in 2016, investing nearly 10 billion RMB to develop nearly 300,000 test … Read more
Boston Dynamics are very frugal with the data they release about their products and especially about the battery packs. However, we thought it would be good to see what we can find. This will also give us another reference point for the sizing of battery packs for industrial robots. The specification sheet [1] has a … Read more
Number 2 in the article 10 things about SSBs that you are often not told is 2. Pressure – a commonly hidden problem. The image of the battery pack itself was not included in the original press article, but it is available within the images released to the press. The battery pack/module is very uniform … Read more
The Iveco S-eWay Arctic battery pack uses Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) chemistry with a total pack size of 603kWh split across 3 packs. As this is LFP the usable capacity is 97% of the total and hence even this smaller pack gets close to the original 2024 launch usable capacity of 635kWh. Iveco S-eWay The … Read more