[New] Citi forecasts CATL's sales will grow 31% in 2026, with energy storage batteries jumping 45% and EV batteries rising 27%.
youth4planet
[New] Around ten recycling plants, each with a capacity of processing around 90,000 t of lithium-ion battery waste annually, would be needed by 2050 to process all waste streams of EV batteries in California.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] With growing production and EoL supply of LFP, solely using EoL LFP EV batteries in second use applications is sufficient to meet the annual stationary energy storage demand in California by 2050.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] The annual EV battery demand can increasingly be covered by the recycled EV battery material supply to around 61% in California by 2050, whereas the annual battery demand for stationary storage can already be covered fully by second use of EoL EV batteries before 2030.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] Recycling of all EoL EV batteries results in GHG emission savings of about 48.3 MtCO2eq until 2050, driven by the replacement of primary raw materials in battery production.
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] Further afield, the European version of the vivo X300 Ultra will carry a smaller battery than the flagship model launched domestically in China, a common trade-off for international models.
Headlines Briefing's Substack
[New] In Italy, the first MACSE auction has already contracted 10 GWh of utility-scale battery storage for delivery in 2028, including about 1.3 GWh from battery storage with durations of 8 hours or more.
IEA
[New] Recycling rates of end-of-life batteries could progressively grow from 7% in 2030 to up to 43% in 2050.
Siemens
[New] Battery electric heavy goods vehicles could become a viable alternative for long-distance and heavy-duty applications by the mid-2030s.
Engineering and Technology Magazine
[New] Factorial's solid-state EV batteries could be used in EVs as early as 2027.
Electrek
[New] BYD and CATL, which accounted for over 55% of global EV battery sales last year, both plan to begin small-scale production in 2027.
Electrek
[New] By 2050, total capacity could reach 2 trillion watts, roughly double the estimated contribution from new batteries and pumped hydropower. / China
Auto Recycling World
[New] Second-life batteries could meet up to 67% of China's energy storage demand by 2050.
Auto Recycling World
[New] Used electric vehicle batteries could supply up to 67% of China's energy storage demand by 2050, provided packs are safely tested, graded and redeployed.
Auto Recycling World
[New] Top US lithium-ion battery firms expect a 35% production increase, fueling electrification in agriculture and mining by 2026.
Farmonaut
[New] Energy storage costs are on a downward trajectory, with the capital cost for a 4-hour battery system projected to fall to $245 / kW-hour by 2030 and $159 / kW-hour by 2050.
Utility Dive
Plans are to add more than 17 gigawatts of solar and 7.6 gigawatts of battery energy storage during the next decade, which could boost solar to around 35% of FPL's power generation mix by 2034, up from roughly 9% today. / USA
tradingkey.com
By 2030, retired EV batteries are expected to supply around 20% of material input for recycling systems, as more vehicles reach end-of-life.
Electric Avenue
By 2026, solar and wind energy, alongside battery storage, is expected to outstrip fossil fuels in U.S. electricity generation capacity.
Tesevo
EV sales experienced unprecedented growth, increasing by 55% to surpass 10 million units globally, with announced battery manufacturing capacity sufficient to meet projected 2030 demand.
Persistence Market Research
Grid-scale battery storage capacity is projected to expand nearly 35-fold between 2022 and 2030, reaching nearly 970 GW globally, with 170 GW expected to be added in 2030 alone.
Persistence Market Research
Last updated: 05 April 2026
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