Best of LinkedIn: Electrification & Battery Technology CW 34/ 35
The last two weeks show steady execution across charging build-out, storage scale-up, and bidirectional pilots. Posts emphasize pragmatic reliability, funding to close regional gaps, and ecosystem partnerships that translate strategy into deployable assets.
Date
August 20, 2025
Electrification & Battery Technology
Thomas Allgeyer

Methodology: Every two weeks we collect most relevant posts on LinkedIn for selected topics and create an overall summary only based on these posts. If you´re interested in the single posts behind, you can find them here: https://linktr.ee/thomasallgeyer. Have a great read!

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Charging Infrastructure

  • EVERTA aims to accelerate India’s charging build-out with local DC charger production and a 2030 market share target
  • Gateway platform positioned as an efficiency lever for scaling and maintaining EV charging sites
  • SWTCH positions charging around integration with existing infrastructure and grid realities
  • Open charging ecosystems flagged as the main opportunity compared to closed-network approaches
  • U.S. investor perspectives highlight the mismatch between vehicle adoption and infrastructure readiness
  • Apple Maps integrates charging wallet features, elevating UX benchmarks in public charging

Bidirectional and Smart Energy

  • Bidirectional charging positioned as an energy flow revolution, enabling grid services and home backup
  • Dutch urban pilots highlight that behavioral and social change is as critical as technology
  • V2G applications illustrated as resilience measures during outages and grid stress events
  • German pilots integrate residential PV with bidirectional EVs for household-level energy independence
  • Policy and industry voices emphasize consumer-centric models as the key for adoption

Batteries and Storage

  • Voltfang launches Europe’s largest second-life battery storage factory, advancing industrial reuse models
  • Porsche pivots from cell manufacturing to battery R&D, focusing on performance and innovation
  • EV motor production underlines rare earth dependence as a strategic and sustainability challenge
  • Industry experts stress the need to align battery tech with infrastructure, software, and business models
  • Testing highlights battery safety under stress conditions with stable outcomes

OEMs and Partnerships

  • Toyota invests in European BEV production and carbon-neutral operations by 2040
  • Toyota and Mazda collaborate on circular battery reuse, extending value into stationary storage
  • European OEMs emphasize partnerships to counter cost pressures and Chinese competitive dynamics
  • Roaming partnerships expand coverage to nearly one million European charge points

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