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

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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

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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

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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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